Exodus 15:15:1Exod.15.15.W1TAB

אָ֤ז

az

then

Transliteration
AZ
Extended
AAZ
IPA
/ˈʔaːz/

Meaning by language

English
then

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Zayinz as in zero

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Word in context

  1. word

    AZ

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AZ niv-ha-LU

  3. clause

    AZ niv-ha-LU al-loo-FEI e-DOM ei-LEI mo-AV yo-a-kha-ZE-mo RA-ad

  4. sentence

    AZ niv-ha-LU al-loo-FEI e-DOM ei-LEI mo-AV yo-a-kha-ZE-mo RA-ad na-MO-gu KOL yosh-VEI ke-na-AN

Exegesis

The verse begins with az {אָ֤ז | az | ʾaz} ‘then,’ a temporal adverb marking sequence.

In contextExodus 15:15

Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified; the leaders of Moab were seized by trembling; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

About this coordinate

Exodus 15:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:15, so the Hebrew word אָ֤ז (az) 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.15.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.15.W1.S1) and character.