1 Samuel 14:16:21 Sam.14.16.W2TAB
הַצֹּפִים֙
hatsofim
“the watchers or the watchmen”
- Transliteration
- ha-tso-FIM
- Extended
- hah-tsoh-FEEM
- IPA
- /hat͡soˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the watchers or the watchmen
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ha-tso-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM
- clause
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The phrase ha-ṣō-p̄īm {הַצֹּפִים֙ | ha-ṣō-p̄īm}, a definite masculine plural participle, functions as the subject ‘lookouts.’
Root and etymology
צ־פ־ה
“to look out, watch”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:16, so the Hebrew word הַצֹּפִים֙ (hatsofim) 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.14.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W2.S1) and character.