1 Samuel 20:21:51 Sam.20.21.W5TAB
מְצָ֣א
metsa
“find”
- Transliteration
- me-TSA
- Extended
- meh-TSAA
- IPA
- /məˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- find
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM
- clause
ve-hin-NE e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR LEKH me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM
- sentence
ve-hin-NE e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR LEKH me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM im-a-MOR o-MAR la-na-AR hin-NE ha-khi-TSIM mim-me-KHA va-HE-na ka-KHE-nu va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA ve-EN da-VAR khai-ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsade–aleph
“to find”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:21
And I will send a boy and say to him, “Go, find the arrows.” And it shall be when I say to the boy, “Behold , the arrows are on your side; bring them to me,” you will be safe , and there will be no harm, as the LORD lives.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 20:21, so the Hebrew word מְצָ֣א (metsa) 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.20.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.21.W5.S1) and character.