2 Samuel 15:25:32 Sam.15.25.W3TAB

לְצָד֔וֹק

letsadok

to Zadok

Transliteration
le-tsa-DOK
Extended
leh-tsaa-DOHK
IPA
/lət͡saːˈdoːq/

Meaning by language

English
to Zadok

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + צָ + ד֔וֹק
le + tsa + dok
letsadok

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Qofq — deep k, uvular

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-tsa-DOK

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR im-em-TSA KHEN be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-shi-VA-ni ve-hir-A-ni o-TO ve-et-na-VE-hu

Exegesis

The address lə-tsādōq {לְצָד֔וֹק | lə-tsādōq} ‘to Zadok’ marks the recipient of the command.

Root and etymology

ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof

to be just, righteous

In context2 Samuel 15:25

And the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD , then He will bring me back and let me see it and its dwelling place .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word לְצָד֔וֹק (letsadok) 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 2 Sam.15.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.25.W3.S1) and character.