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

Result
בְּ + אָזְ + נֵ֣י
be + oz + ne
beozne

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-oz-NE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-oz-NE ha-AM

  3. clause

    ba-YOM ha-HU nik-RA be-SE-fer mo-SHE be-oz-NE ha-AM

  4. 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 contextNehemiah 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.