Proverbs 18:11:4Prov.18.11.W4TAB

עֻזּ֑וֹ

uzo

his strength

Transliteration
u-ZO
Extended
uh-ZOH
IPA
/ʕuzˈzoː/

Meaning by language

English
his strength

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Result
עֻ + זּ֑וֹ
u + zo
uzo

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Zayinz as in zero
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ZO

  2. clause

    HON a-SHIR kir-YAT u-ZO

  3. sentence

    HON a-SHIR kir-YAT u-ZO u-khe-kho-MA ni-se-GA-va be-mas-KIT-o

Exegesis

The construct kiryat {קִרְיַת | qiryāṯ} ‘city-of’ + uzzo {עֻזּוֹ | ʿuzzô} ‘his strength’ depicts wealth as a personal stronghold.

Root and etymology

‘-z-zayin–zayin–zayin

strong, harsh

In contextProverbs 18:11

The rich man’s wealth is the city of his strength, and it is like a high wall in his imagination .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 18:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:11, 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.18.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.11.W4.S1) and character.