2 Samuel 16:4:32 Sam.16.4.W3TAB
לְצִבָ֔א
letsiva
“to Ziba”
- Transliteration
- le-tsi-VA
- Extended
- leh-tsee-VAA
- IPA
- /lət͡siˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ziba
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-tsi-VA
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsi-VA hi-NE le-KHA KOL a-SHER lim-fi-VO-SHET
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-tsi-VA hi-NE le-KHA KOL a-SHER lim-fi-VO-SHET va-YO-mer tsi-VA hish-ta-kha-ve-TI em-tsa-KHEN be-e-NE-kha a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lə-tsiva {לְצִבָא | lə·tsi·vāʾ} ‘to Ziba’ identifies the addressee.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold , all that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I have bowed down. May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word לְצִבָ֔א (letsiva) 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.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.4.W3.S1) and character.