1 Samuel 13:18:141 Sam.13.18.W14TAB
הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים
hatsevoim
“the Zeboim”
- Transliteration
- ha-tse-vo-IM
- Extended
- hah-tseh-voh-EEM
- IPA
- /hat͡səvoːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Zeboim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-tse-vo-IM
- phraseyour reading level
al-GE ha-tse-vo-IM
- clause
ve-ha-ROSH e-KHAD yif-NE DE-rekh ha-ge-VUL ha-nish-KAF al-GE ha-tse-vo-IM ha-mid-ba-RA
- sentence
ve-ha-ROSH e-KHAD yif-ne DE-rekh BET kho-RON ve-ha-ROSH e-KHAD yif-NE DE-rekh ha-ge-VUL ha-nish-KAF al-GE ha-tse-vo-IM ha-mid-ba-RA
Exegesis
The phrase al-gei ha-tsebo‘im {עַל־גֵּי הַצְּבֹעִים | ʿal-gei ha-tse-ṿō·ʿîm} ‘over-the-valley of the Zeboim’ uses a construct chain for geographic specificity.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:18
And one company turned toward the road to Beth Horon, and one company turned toward the road to the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים (hatsevoim) 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 Sam.13.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.18.W14.S1) and character.