Isaiah 23:4:5Isa.23.4.W5TAB
מָע֥וֹז
maoz
“stronghold or fortress”
- Transliteration
- ma-OZ
- Extended
- maa-OHZ
- IPA
- /maːˈʕoːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- stronghold or fortress
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-OZ
- phraseyour reading level
ma-OZ ha-YAM
- clause
BO-shi tsi-DON ki-A-mar YAM ma-OZ ha-YAM le-MOR
- sentence
BO-shi tsi-DON ki-A-mar YAM ma-OZ ha-YAM le-MOR lo-KHAL-ti ve-lo-ya-LAD-ti ve-LO gi-DAL-ti ba-khu-RIM ro-MAM-ti ve-tu-LOT
Exegesis
The causal conjunction kîʾāmar {כִּי־אָמַר | kîʾāmar} introduces the speech of yām {יָם | yām}, specified by the construct phrase māʿôz hayyām {מָעוֹז הַיָּם | māʿôz hayyām} ‘stronghold of the sea’.
Root and etymology
ע־ז־ז
“stronghold”
In context — Isaiah 23:4
Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea, the stronghold of the sea, has spoken, saying, “I have not travailed , nor have I given birth, nor have I raised young men, nor have I brought up virgins .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 23:4, so the Hebrew word מָע֥וֹז (maoz) 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.23.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.4.W5.S1) and character.