Deuteronomy 17:12:3Deut.17.12.W3TAB
בְזָד֗וֹן
bezadon
“presumptuously”
- Transliteration
- be-za-DON
- Extended
- beh-za-DOHN
- IPA
- /bəzaˈdoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- presumptuously
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-za-DON
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON
- clause
ve-ha-ISH a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON le-vil-TI she-MO-a el-ha-ko-HEN ha-o-MED le-sha-RET SHAM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha O el-ha-sho-FET
- sentence
ve-ha-ISH a-SHER-ya-a-SE be-za-DON le-vil-TI she-MO-a el-ha-ko-HEN ha-o-MED le-sha-RET SHAM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha O el-ha-sho-FET u-MET ha-ISH ha-HU u-vi-AR-ta ha-RA mi-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The relative clause asher ya‘ăšeh bezāḏōn lə-biltî šimōa‘ {אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְזָד֗וֹן לְבִלְתִּ֨י שְׁמֹ֤עַ} ‘who acts presumptuously in order not to listen’ uses bezāḏōn to stress defiance.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:12
And the man who acts in presumption, not listening to the priest who stands there to minister to the LORD your God or to the judge, that man shall die. And you shall remove the evil from Israel.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:12, so the Hebrew word בְזָד֗וֹן (bezadon) 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.17.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.12.W3.S1) and character.