Judges 16:1:3Judg.16.1.W3TAB
עַזָּ֑תָה
azata
“to Gaza”
- Transliteration
- a-za-TA
- Extended
- ah-zah-TAA
- IPA
- /ʕaz.ˈzaː.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-za-TA
- clause
va-ye-LEKH shim-SHON a-za-TA
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH shim-SHON a-za-TA va-yar-E-SHAM i-SHA zo-NA va-ya-VO e-LE-ha
Exegesis
The locative suffix in azatah {עַזָּתָה | ʿazzātāh} signals movement toward Gaza.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–zayin–zayin
“strong, mighty”
In context — Judges 16:1
And Samson went to Gaza . He saw there a prostitute and went in to her.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 16:1, so the Hebrew word עַזָּ֑תָה (azata) 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 Judg.16.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.1.W3.S1) and character.