Joshua 15:47:4Josh.15.47.W4TAB
עַזָּ֥ה
azza
“Gaza”
- Transliteration
- az-ZA
- Extended
- ahz-ZAH
- IPA
- /ʕazˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gaza
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
az-ZA
- phraseyour reading level
az-ZA be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha
- clause
ash-DOD be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha az-ZA be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha ad-NA-khal mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ash-DOD be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha az-ZA be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha ad-NA-khal mits-RA-yim ve-ha-YAM ha-ga-DOL u-gve-VUL
Exegesis
The verse presents a sequential list of Philistine coastal centers: Ashdod (Ashdod {אַשְׁדּוֹד | ʾaš-dōḏ}) and Azza (Azza {עַזָּה | ʿazzā}) each followed by construct chains of dependent locales—benoteha {בְּנוֹתֶיהָ | bə-nō-ṯê-hā} “its daughters” for adjacent towns and vachatserêha {וַחֲצֵרֶיהָ | va-ḥa-ṣê-rê-hā} “its courtyards” for rural enclosures.
In context — Joshua 15:47
Ashdod with its surrounding towns and villages ; Gaza with its surrounding towns and villages—up to the brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea and its boundary.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:47:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 15:47, so the Hebrew word עַזָּ֥ה (azza) 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 Josh.15.47.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.47.W4.S1) and character.