1 Kings 19:6:51 Kgs.19.6.W5TAB
רְצָפִ֖ים
retsafim
“hot stones or coals”
- Transliteration
- re-tsa-FIM
- Extended
- reh-tsah-FEEM
- IPA
- /rətsaˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- hot stones or coals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
re-tsa-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-GAT re-tsa-FIM
- clause
va-yab-BET ve-hin-NE me-ra-a-sho-TAV u-GAT re-tsa-FIM ve-tsap-PA-khat MA-yim
- sentence
va-yab-BET ve-hin-NE me-ra-a-sho-TAV u-GAT re-tsa-FIM ve-tsap-PA-khat MA-yim va-yo-KHAL va-YESH-te va-ya-SHAV va-yish-KAV
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʿūgat rĕṣāp̄îm {עֻגַ֥ת רְצָפִ֖ים | ʿūgat rĕṣāp̄îm}, “cake of stones,” indicates baking method rendered “baked on hot stones.”
Root and etymology
r-ṣ-presh–tsade–pe
“spread stones”
In context — 1 Kings 19:6
He looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water; he ate and drank, and then lay down again.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 19:6, so the Hebrew word רְצָפִ֖ים (retsafim) 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.19.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.6.W5.S1) and character.