Deuteronomy 18:22:15Deut.18.22.W15TAB
בְּזָדוֹן֙
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-za-DON
- clause
be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
- sentence
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bezadon {בְּזָדוֹן֙ | bə-zā-ḏōn} ‘in presumption’ marks the prophet’s arrogance, leading to the jussive lo tagur mimmennu {לֹ֥א תָג֖וּר מִמֶּֽנּוּ | lō tā-gūr mim-mēn-nū} which provides the apodosis ‘you shall not fear him.’ This construction highlights testing prophetic legitimacy and communal protection.
Root and etymology
z-dzayin–dalet
“to act proudly”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the matter does not come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously ; you shall not fear him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 18:22, so the Hebrew word בְּזָדוֹן֙ (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.18.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.22.W15.S1) and character.