Judges 16:3:12Judg.16.3.W12TAB
הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת
hamezuzot
“the doorposts”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-zu-ZOT
- Extended
- hah-meh-zoo-ZOHT
- IPA
- /ham.məzuˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the doorposts
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-me-zu-ZOT
- phraseyour reading level
u-vish-TEI ha-me-zu-ZOT
- clause
va-yish-KAV shim-SHON ad-kha-TSI ha-LAI-la va-ya-KAM ba-kha-TSI ha-LAI-la va-ye-e-KHOZ be-dal-TOT SHA-ar-ha-IR u-vish-TEI ha-me-zu-ZOT va-yis-sa-EM im-ha-be-ri-AKH va-ya-SEM al-ke-te-FAIV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV shim-SHON ad-kha-TSI ha-LAI-la va-ya-KAM ba-kha-TSI ha-LAI-la va-ye-e-KHOZ be-dal-TOT SHA-ar-ha-IR u-vish-TEI ha-me-zu-ZOT va-yis-sa-EM im-ha-be-ri-AKH va-ya-SEM al-ke-te-FAIV va-ya-a-LEM el-ROSH ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI khev-RON
Exegesis
The construct be-daltōṯ ša‘ar-hā’îr {בְּדַלְת֤וֹת שַׁעַר־הָעִיר | be-daltōṯ ša‘ar-hā’îr} “doors of the city gate” precisely names the elements removed, while the dual û-vištey hammezûzôt {וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת | û-vištey hammezûzôt} “in two doorposts,” plus the prepositional phrase ʿim-habbərîaḥ {עִֽם־הַבְּרִ֔יחַ | ʿim-habbərîaḥ} “with the bolt,” complete the object.
Root and etymology
mzzt
“to stand firm; doorpost”
In context — Judges 16:3
Samson lay down until midnight, and then he arose and grasped the doors of the city gate along with the two doorposts, carried them together with the bolt, placed them on his shoulders, and brought them up to the top of the mountain that faces Hebron .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 16:3, so the Hebrew word הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת (hamezuzot) 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.16.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.3.W12.S1) and character.