Proverbs 10:15:4Prov.10.15.W4TAB
עֻזּ֑וֹ
uzo
“his strength”
- Transliteration
- U-ZO
- Extended
- uh-ZOH
- IPA
- /ʕuzˈzoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
U-ZO
- clause
HON A-SHIR kir-YAT U-ZO
- sentence
HON A-SHIR kir-YAT U-ZO me-khi-TAT da-LIM REI-sham
Exegesis
The pair kiryat {קִרְיַת | qir-yāṯ} ‘city of’ and uzzo {עֻזּוֹ | ʿu-zzō} ‘his strength’ form a construct chain, casting wealth as a protective stronghold.
In context — Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich is a fortified city , but the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:15, so the Hebrew word עֻזּ֑וֹ (uzo) 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 Prov.10.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.15.W4.S1) and character.