Deuteronomy 15:17:4Deut.15.17.W4TAB
בְאָזְנוֹ֙
veozno
“through his ear”
- Transliteration
- ve-oz-NO
- Extended
- veh-ahz-NOH
- IPA
- /vəʔazˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- through his ear
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ve-oz-NO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO
- clause
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA ta-a-SE-KEN
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive verb, venattata {וְנָתַתָּ | wə-nā-ṭā-tā}, governs the prepositional phrases beozno {בְּאָזְנוֹ | bə-ʾōz-nō} and uvdadelet {וּבַדֶּלֶת | u-ḇa-dē-let}, specifying placement through his ear and into the door.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:17
And you shall take the awl , pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. And you shall do the same for your maidservant .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 15:17, so the Hebrew word בְאָזְנוֹ֙ (veozno) 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 Deut.15.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.17.W4.S1) and character.