2 Samuel 18:25:22 Sam.18.25.W2TAB
הַצֹּפֶה֙
hatsofe
“the watchman”
- Transliteration
- ha-tso-FE
- Extended
- hah-tsoh-PEH
- IPA
- /ha.tsoˈpɛː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE
- clause
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh im-le-vad-DO be-so-RA be-FIV
- sentence
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh im-le-vad-DO be-so-RA be-FIV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-ka-REV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive wayyāreʾ {וַיַּרְא | wayyāreʾ} ‘and he saw’, followed by the participle haṣṣōp̄eh {הַצֹּפֶה | haṣṣōp̄eh} ‘the watchman’ as subject.
Root and etymology
ṣ-p-hTsade–Pe–He
“to look out, watch”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:25
The watchman saw and reported to the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he kept coming closer .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word הַצֹּפֶה֙ (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.18.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.25.W2.S1) and character.