Ezekiel 17:18:1Ezek.17.18.W1TAB
וּבָזָ֥ה
uvaza
“and he despised”
- Transliteration
- u-va-ZA
- Extended
- oo-vah-ZAA
- IPA
- /uːvaˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he despised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
u-va-ZA
- phraseyour reading level
u-va-ZA a-LA
- clause
u-va-ZA a-LA le-ha-FER be-RIT
- sentence
u-va-ZA a-LA le-ha-FER be-RIT ve-hin-NE na-TAN YA-do ve-khol-E-le A-SA LO yim-ma-LET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive uvazah {וּבָזָ֥ה | û-vā-zāh} ‘and he despised,’ using the Qal perfect to present contempt for an oath.
Root and etymology
b-z-hbet–zayin–he
“treat with contempt”
In context — Ezekiel 17:18
And he despised the oath to break the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand ; and for all these things he will not escape.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:18, so the Hebrew word וּבָזָ֥ה (uvaza) 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 Ezek.17.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.18.W1.S1) and character.