1 Kings 17:9:51 Kgs.17.9.W5TAB
לְצִיד֔וֹן
letsidon
“to Sidon or belonging to Sidon”
- Transliteration
- le-tsi-DON
- Extended
- leh-tsee-DOHN
- IPA
- /lətsiːˈdoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Sidon or belonging to Sidon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-tsi-DON
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER le-tsi-DON
- 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
Asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʼăšer} introduces a relative clause specifying its relation to Sidon (le-tsidon {לְצִיד֔וֹן | lə-ṣīḏōn}).
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 17:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word לְצִיד֔וֹן (letsidon) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W5.S1) and character.