Daniel 11:7:8Dan.11.7.W8TAB
בְּמָעוֹז֙
bemaoz
“into the stronghold”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-OZ
- Extended
- beh-maa-OHZ
- IPA
- /bəmaːˈʕoːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the stronghold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
be-ma-OZ
- clause
ve-ya-BO el-ha-kha-YIL ve-ya-BO be-ma-OZ ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON ve-a-SA va-HEM ve-he-khe-ZIK
- sentence
ve-a-MAD mi-NE-tser sha-ra-SHE-ha ka-NO ve-ya-BO el-ha-kha-YIL ve-ya-BO be-ma-OZ ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON ve-a-SA va-HEM ve-he-khe-ZIK
Exegesis
Repetition of wə-yā-ḇōʾ {וְיָבֹא | wə-yā-ḇōʾ} ‘and he shall come’ highlights successive movements toward ʾel-hā-ḥa-yil {אֶל־הַחַיִל | ʾel-hā-ḥa-yil} ‘the army’ and bə-mā-ʿôz {בְּמָעוֹז | bə-mā-ʿôz} ‘the fortress’ of melekh ha-ṣā-p̄ōn {מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן | me-lekh ha-ṣā-p̄ōn} ‘the king of the north.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-zayin–waw–zayin
“stronghold, fortress”
In context — Daniel 11:7
And one shall arise from a branch of her roots in his place, and he shall come to the army, and he shall enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he will act against them and will prevail.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 11:7, so the Hebrew word בְּמָעוֹז֙ (bemaoz) 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.11.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.7.W8.S1) and character.