Proverbs 6:3:2Prov.6.3.W2TAB
זֹ֥את
zot
“this”
- Transliteration
- ZOT
- Extended
- ZOHT
- IPA
- /ˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ZOT
- phraseyour reading level
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI
- clause
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha
- sentence
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha LEKH hit-ra-PES u-re-HAV RE-kha
Exegesis
The initial command aseh {עֲשֵׂ֨ה | ʿa-sê} ‘do’ linked with the demonstrative zot {זֹ֥את | zōʾāṯ} and inferential particle ʾepōʾ {אֵפ֪וֹא | ʾê-pōʾ} heightens immediacy.
In context — Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor; go, humble yourself , and plead with your neighbor.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:3, so the Hebrew word זֹ֥את (zot) 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.6.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.3.W2.S1) and character.