Daniel 11:19:3Dan.11.19.W3TAB
לְמָעוּזֵּ֖י
lemaoozeh
“to the strongholds of”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-OO-ZEH
- Extended
- leh-mah-OO-ZEH
- IPA
- /ləmaʕuˈzːeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the strongholds of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ma-OO-ZEH
- clause
ve-yah-SHEV pa-NAV le-ma-OO-ZEH ar-TSO
- sentence
ve-yah-SHEV pa-NAV le-ma-OO-ZEH ar-TSO ve-nikh-SHAL ve-na-FAL ve-LO yihm-ma-TSE
Exegesis
The prepositional construct lema'uzei artso {לְמָעוּזֵּי אַרְצוֹ | lə-mā-ʿuz-zê ʾar-ṣô} ‘to the strongholds of his land’ specifies the destination within a construct chain.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-zayin–waw–zayin
“stronghold, refuge”
In context — Daniel 11:19
Then he will turn his face toward the strongholds of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, and he will not be found.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Daniel 11:19, so the Hebrew word לְמָעוּזֵּ֖י (lemaoozeh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.11.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.19.W3.S1) and character.