2 Samuel 18:24:62 Sam.18.24.W6TAB
הַצֹּפֶ֔ה
hatsofe
“the watchman”
- Transliteration
- ha-tso-FE
- Extended
- hah-tsoh-FEH
- IPA
- /hatsːoːˈfɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the watchman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-tso-FE
- clause
va-ye-LEKH ha-tso-FE el-GAG ha-SHA-ar el-ha-kho-ma
- sentence
ve-da-VID yo-SHEV ben-she-NEI ha-she-a-RIM va-ye-LEKH ha-tso-FE el-GAG ha-SHA-ar el-ha-kho-ma va-yas-AF et-e-NA-v va-yar-E ve-hin-NE-iSH RATS le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to the watchman (hatsofeh {הַצֹּפֶה | ha-ṣō-p̄ê}) introduced by vayelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | way-yē-leḵ}, followed by the directional chain el gag hasha'ar el hachomah {אֶל־גַּג הַשַּׁעַר אֶל־הַחוֹמָה | ʾel gagg ha-ša-‘ar ʾel ha-ḥō-mah}, specifying the roof above the wall.
Root and etymology
ṣ-p-hTsade–Pe–He
“to look out, watch”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:24
And David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate above the wall. He saw a man running alone.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:24, so the Hebrew word הַצֹּפֶ֔ה (hatsofe) 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.18.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.24.W6.S1) and character.