Genesis 14:5:13Gen.14.5.W13TAB
וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִ֖ים
veethazuzim
“and the Zuzim”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM
- Extended
- veh-eht-hah-zoo-ZEEM
- IPA
- /və.ʔɛθ.ha.zuːˈziːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Zuzim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM
- clause
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM
- sentence
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
Exegesis
Each object is signaled by the direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} or ve’et {וְאֶת / וְאֵת | wə-ʾeṯ / wə-ʾēt}, followed by the name of a people group (Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim) and its corresponding location, each governed by the preposition be- {בְּ | bə-} “in.”
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck down the Rephaim in Ashtaroth Karnaim , the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiryathaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 14:5, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִ֖ים (veethazuzim) 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 Gen.14.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.5.W13.S1) and character.