Isaiah 19:4:7Isa.19.4.W7TAB
עַז֙
az
“strong or fierce”
- Transliteration
- AZ
- Extended
- AHZ
- IPA
- /ʕaz/
Meaning by language
- English
- strong or fierce
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AZ
- phraseyour reading level
u-ME-lekh AZ
- clause
u-ME-lekh AZ yim-SHAL-BAM ne-UM ha-a-DON ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE u-ME-lekh AZ yim-SHAL-BAM ne-UM ha-a-DON ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The clause u-melekh az yimshol-bam {וּמֶלֶךְ עַז יִמְשָׁל־בָּם | u-me-lekh ˓ăz yim-šal-bām} introduces a powerful king who will govern them.
In context — Isaiah 19:4
And I will deliver Egypt into the hand of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them; this is the declaration of the Lord the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 19:4, so the Hebrew word עַז֙ (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 Isa.19.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.4.W7.S1) and character.