Jonah 2:8:4Jonah.2.8.W4TABWLC Jonah 2:9
יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃
yaazovu
“they forsake”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-ZO-vu
- Extended
- yah-ah-ZOH-voo
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈzoː.vuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they forsake
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ya-a-ZO-vu
- sentence
me-sham-ME-rim ha-vle-SHA-ve khas-DAM ya-a-ZO-vu
Exegesis
The direct object chasdam {חַסְדָּ֣ם | ḥasdām} “their steadfast love” precedes the verb for emphasis, and yaazovu {יַעֲזֹ֑בוּ | yaʿazōvû} “they forsake” concludes the clause, delivering the impact that devotion to emptiness results in abandoning covenantal compassion.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–zayin–bet
“to leave, forsake”
In context — Jonah 2:8
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their own mercy .
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jonah 2:8, so the Hebrew word יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ (yaazovu) 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 Jonah.2.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.8.W4.S1) and character.