Proverbs 10:29:1Prov.10.29.W1TAB
מָע֣וֹז
maoz
“stronghold or refuge”
- Transliteration
- ma-OZ
- Extended
- maa-OHZ
- IPA
- /maːˈʕoːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- stronghold or refuge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-OZ
- clause
ma-OZ la-TOM DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ma-OZ la-TOM DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH u-me-khi-TA le-fo-a-LE A-ven
Exegesis
The verse opens with the predicate nominal maoz {מָע֣וֹז | ma‛ôz} ‘stronghold’ followed by the prepositional recipient latom {לַ֭תֹּם | la-tôm} ‘for the blameless’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z
“strength, fortress”
In context — Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the blameless , but it is destruction for those who do evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:29, so the Hebrew word מָע֣וֹז (maoz) 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.10.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.29.W1.S1) and character.