Proverbs 21:22:6Prov.21.22.W6TAB

עֹ֣ז

oz

the stronghold

Transliteration
OZ
Extended
OHZ
IPA
/ˈʕoːz/

Meaning by language

English
the stronghold

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Zayinz as in zero

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    OZ

  2. phraseyour reading level

    OZ miv-te-KHA

  3. clause

    va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA

  4. sentence

    IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA

Exegesis

The vav-consecutive vayored {וַיֹּרֶד | vay-yō-reḏ} ‘and he brought down’ links the ascent to the result, focusing on oz {עֹז | ʿōz} ‘strength’.

Root and etymology

Rootayin–zayin–zayin

strong; fierce

In contextProverbs 21:22

A wise person goes up against the city of mighty men and brings down the strength of its confidence .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 21:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:22, so the Hebrew word עֹ֣ז (oz) 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.21.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.22.W6.S1) and character.