Isaiah 14:4:3Isa.14.4.W3TAB
הַזֶּ֛ה
haze
“this”
- Transliteration
- ha-ZE
- Extended
- hah-ZEH
- IPA
- /hazˈzɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ZE
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE
- clause
ve-na-SA-ta ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-a-MAR-ta
- sentence
ve-na-SA-ta ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-a-MAR-ta EKH sha-VAT no-GESH shav-TA mad-HE-va
Exegesis
The demonstrative hazzeh {הַזֶּ֛ה | haz-zēh} ‘this’ specifies the oracle directed by al {עַל־ | ’al} against melekh bavel {מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל | me-lē-ḵ bā-vel} ‘king of Babylon’.
In context — Isaiah 14:4
Then you will lift up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say, “See how the oppressor has come to an end; the insolence has ceased!”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word הַזֶּ֛ה (haze) 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 Isa.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.4.W3.S1) and character.