1 Chronicles 11:7:31 Chr.11.7.W3TAB
בַּמְצָ֑ד
bametsad
“in the stronghold”
- Transliteration
- ba-me-TSAD
- Extended
- bah-meh-TSAAD
- IPA
- /bam.ʦaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the stronghold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ba-me-TSAD
- clause
va-ye-SHEV da-VID ba-me-TSAD
- sentence
va-ye-SHEV da-VID ba-me-TSAD al-KEHN kar-E-u-LO IR da-VID
Exegesis
The locative phrase bametsad {בַּמְצָ֑ד | bammeṣād} ‘in the fortress’ specifies royal setting.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-dmem–tsade–dalet
“fortress, stronghold”
In context — 1 Chronicles 11:7
David dwelt in the fortress ; for that reason they called it the City of David.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 11:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 11:7, so the Hebrew word בַּמְצָ֑ד (bametsad) 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 1 Chr.11.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.11.7.W3.S1) and character.