Exodus 23:5:10Exod.23.5.W10TAB
עָזֹ֥ב
azov
“surely”
- Transliteration
- a-ZOV
- Extended
- ah-ZOHV
- IPA
- /ʕa.ˈzoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
a-ZOV
- phraseyour reading level
a-ZOV ta-ah-ZOV
- clause
a-ZOV ta-ah-ZOV im-MO
- sentence
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO a-ZOV ta-ah-ZOV im-MO
Exegesis
The cohort structure using the Vav-consecutive on the perfect ve-khadalta {וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ | wə-ḥā-ḏaltā} with the infinitive construct meazov {מֵעֲזֹב | mêʿāzōv} establishes a prohibition, while the infinitive absolute azov {עָזֹב | ʿā-zōv} intensifies the subsequent imperfect taazov {תַּעֲזֹב | taʿā-zōv}, producing a forceful directive.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Zayin–Bet
“to leave, abandon”
In context — Exodus 23:5
When you see the donkey of your enemy lying under its load, and you would hold back from helping him, you must surely help him with it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 23:5, so the Hebrew word עָזֹ֥ב (azov) 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.23.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.5.W10.S1) and character.