1 Chronicles 16:13:11 Chr.16.13.W1TAB
זֶ֚רַע
zera
“offspring of”
- Transliteration
- ZE-ra
- Extended
- ZEH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- offspring of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-ra
- sentence
ZE-ra yis-ra-EL av-DO be-NE ya-a-KOV be-khi-RAV
Exegesis
The verse employs parallel appositional constructs: zera {זֶרַע | zĕ-rāʿ} ‘seed’ in construct with Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | Yiś-rāʾēl}, followed by avdo {עַבְדּוֹ | ʿaḇ-dō} ‘servant’ with a possessive suffix.
Root and etymology
“seed”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:13
Offspring of Israel, His servant , sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:13, so the Hebrew word זֶ֚רַע (zera) 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.16.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.13.W1.S1) and character.