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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-tsa-DOK
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsa-DOK ha-SHEV et-a-khon ha-e-lo-HIM ha-IR
- 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 context — 2 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.