What does זָוִית mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)".
Hebrew · H2106
זָוִית
An angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
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זָוִית H2106
What does זָוִית mean in the Bible?
זָוִית is a Hebrew word meaning "an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2106?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [drenched] like the corners (1), like corner pillars (1).
Where does זָוִית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 144:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (1), Zechariah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [drenched] like the corners 1× Zechariah 9:15
like corner pillars 1× Psalms 144:12
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Usage map
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First aligned row Psalms 144:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹת 1x kə·zā·wî·yō·wṯ Zechariah 9:15
כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת 1x ḵə·zā·wî·yōṯ Psalms 144:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural 1x Zechariah 9:15
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Psalms 144:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
Source Gloss
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta) BDB: corner Usage: corner(stone).
Word Origins
זָוִית is built from this root:
זִו H2099
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain