1 Kings 17:9:31 Kgs.17.9.W3TAB
צָרְפַ֙תָה֙
tsarfeta
“to Zarephath”
- Transliteration
- tsar-fe-TA
- Extended
- tsaar-eh-feh-TAA
- IPA
- /tsɔːr.făˈtaː/
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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Word in context
- word
tsar-fe-TA
- phraseyour reading level
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA
- clause
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM
- sentence
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
Exegesis
The place-name tsarfathah {צָרְפַ֙תָה֙ | ṣārp̄aṯāh} with the directional he signals movement toward Zarephath.
Root and etymology
ṣ-r-p
“to smelt, refine”
In context — 1 Kings 17:9
Arise and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word צָרְפַ֙תָה֙ (tsarfeta) 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.17.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W3.S1) and character.