Nehemiah 13:1:6Neh.13.1.W6TAB
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
beozne
“in the ears of”
- Transliteration
- be-oz-NE
- Extended
- beh-ohz-NEH
- IPA
- /bəʔozˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the ears of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-oz-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-oz-NE ha-AM
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM ve-nim-TSA ka-TUV BO a-SHER lo-YA-VO a-mo-NI u-mo-a-VI bik-HAL ha-e-lo-HIM ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The idiom beoznei haam {בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם | bĕ-’ōz-nê hā-’ām} ‘to the ears of the people’ underscores the public nature of the proclamation.
In context — Nehemiah 13:1
At that time the scroll of Moses was read aloud for all the people to hear, and they came upon the written command that no Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of God forever.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Nehemiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (beozne) 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 Neh.13.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.1.W6.S1) and character.