1 Samuel 23:24:31 Sam.23.24.W3TAB
זִ֖יפָה
tsifa
“to Ziph”
- Transliteration
- TSI-fa
- Extended
- TSIH-fah
- IPA
- /tsiˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ziph
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TSI-fa
- phraseyour reading level
va-YEL-khu TSI-fa
- clause
va-YA-ku-MU va-YEL-khu TSI-fa lif-NE sha-UL
- sentence
va-YA-ku-MU va-YEL-khu TSI-fa lif-NE sha-UL ve-da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-mid-BAR ma-ON ba-a-ra-VA EL ye-MIN ha-ye-shi-MON
In context — 1 Samuel 23:24
So they rose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:24, so the Hebrew word זִ֖יפָה (tsifa) 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.23.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.24.W3.S1) and character.