1 Kings 17:10:31 Kgs.17.10.W3TAB
צָרְפַ֗תָה
tsarfata
“to Zarephath”
- Transliteration
- tsar-fa-TA
- Extended
- tsaar-feh-TAA
- IPA
- /tsɔːr.făˈtɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Zarephath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsar-fa-TA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH tsar-fa-TA
- clause
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH tsar-fa-TA va-ya-BO el-PE-takh ha-IR ve-hin-NE-SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA me-ko-SHE-shet e-TSIM
- sentence
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH tsar-fa-TA va-ya-BO el-PE-takh ha-IR ve-hin-NE-SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA me-ko-SHE-shet e-TSIM va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR ke-KHI-NA LI me-AT-ma-YIM ba-khe-LI ve-esh-TE
Root and etymology
ṣ-r-p
“to smelt, refine”
In context — 1 Kings 17:10
And he arose and went to Zarephath , and he came to the entrance of the city, and behold, there was a widow gathering sticks . And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a vessel, and I will drink.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:10, so the Hebrew word צָרְפַ֗תָה (tsarfata) 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 Kgs.17.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.10.W3.S1) and character.