1 Samuel 17:15:71 Sam.17.15.W7TAB
אֶת־צֹ֥אן
ettson
“the flock of”
- Transliteration
- et-TSON
- Extended
- eht-TSOHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈt͡sɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the flock of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-TSON
- phraseyour reading level
et-TSON a-VIV
- clause
lir-OT et-TSON a-VIV BET LA-khem
- sentence
ve-da-VID ho-LEKH va-SHAV me-AL sha-UL lir-OT et-TSON a-VIV BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive lirʿot {לִרְעוֹת | lir-ʿōṯ} ‘to tend’ functions as an infinitive of purpose governing et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} plus tson {צֹאן | ṣōn} ‘flock’.
Root and etymology
צ־א־ן
“small livestock, flock”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:15
But David would go and return from Saul to tend the flock of his father at Bethlehem.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־צֹ֥אן (ettson) 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.17.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.15.W7.S1) and character.