Judges 20:3:14Judg.20.3.W14TAB
הַזֹּֽאת׃
hazzot
“this”
- Transliteration
- haz-ZOT
- Extended
- hahz-ZOHT
- IPA
- /haz.ˈzoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
haz-ZOT
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ra-A haz-ZOT
- clause
va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL dab-be-RU e-KHA nih-ye-TA ha-ra-A haz-ZOT
- sentence
va-yish-me-U be-NE bin-ya-MIN ki-a-LU ve-NE-yis-ra-EL ham-mits-PA va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL dab-be-RU e-KHA nih-ye-TA ha-ra-A haz-ZOT
Exegesis
Finally, the noun phrase hā-ra-‘āh ha-zōt {הָרָעָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת | hā-ra-‘āh ha-zōt} ‘this evil’ specifies the object of questioning. This sequence underscores the communal urgency for an explanation at a critical narrative junction.
In context — Judges 20:3
And the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah . Then the sons of Israel said, “Speak! How did this evil take place?”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 20:3, so the Hebrew word הַזֹּֽאת׃ (hazzot) 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.20.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.3.W14.S1) and character.