Nehemiah 13:11:5Neh.13.11.W5TAB

נֶעֱזַ֣ב

neezav

has been forsaken

Transliteration
ne-e-ZAV
Extended
neh-eh-ZAHV
IPA
/nɛ.ʕɛˈzav/

Meaning by language

English
has been forsaken

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Result
נֶ + עֱ + זַ֣ב
ne + e + zav
neezav

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Zayinz as in zero
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ne-e-ZAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. clause

    va-a-RI-va et-ha-se-ga-NIM va-OM-ra ma-DU-a ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM

  4. sentence

    va-a-RI-va et-ha-se-ga-NIM va-OM-ra ma-DU-a ne-e-ZAV BET-ha-e-lo-HIM va-ek-be-TSEM va-a-a-mi-DEM al-a-me-DAM

Exegesis

Vaomrah {וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה | wâʾôrmâ} ‘and I said’ frames the challenge maddua {מַדּ֖וּעַ | maddûaʿ} ‘why’, leading into the Niphal imperfect ne’ezav {נֶעֱזַ֣ב | nǝʿezāv} ‘is forsaken’ within the construct beit haElohim {בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | bêyt hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘house of God’.

In contextNehemiah 13:11

So I contended with the officials and said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” Then I gathered them and stationed them at their posts.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Nehemiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word נֶעֱזַ֣ב (neezav) 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.13.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.11.W5.S1) and character.