Exodus 14:21:10Exod.14.21.W10TAB
עַזָּה֙
azzah
“strong”
- Transliteration
- az-ZAH
- Extended
- ahz-ZAAH
- IPA
- /ʕazˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strong
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
az-ZAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH
- clause
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
Exegesis
Instrumentality and direction are conveyed through be-ruach qadim azzah {בְּר֨וּחַ קָדִ֤ים עַזָּה֙ | bə-rû·aḥ qā·ḏîm ʿa·zāh}, where noun-adjective order emphasizes the wind’s source and strength.
In context — Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused it to recede with a strong east wind all night, turning it into dry land, and the waters were divided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word עַזָּה֙ (azzah) 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 Exod.14.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W10.S1) and character.