Deuteronomy 21:12:7Deut.21.12.W7TAB
אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃
ettsipporneha
“her nails”
- Transliteration
- et-tsip-por-NE-ha
- Extended
- EET-tsee-por-NEH-hah
- IPA
- /ʔet.tsip.porˈneːha/
Meaning by language
- English
- her nails
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-tsip-por-NE-ha
- clause
ve-gil-KHA et-RO-shah ve-as-TA et-tsip-por-NE-ha
- sentence
va-ha-ve-TAH el-TOKH bei-TE-kha ve-gil-KHA et-RO-shah ve-as-TA et-tsip-por-NE-ha
Exegesis
The direct-object markers ’ēṯ {אֵת־ | ’ēṯ} signal the objects rō’šāh {רֹאשָׁ֔הּ | rō’šāh} “her head” and ṣippārnêhā {צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ | ṣippārnêhā} “her nails.” The series of vav-consecutive verbs establishes a formal procedural rhythm, reinforcing the ritualized character of the captive’s treatment.
Root and etymology
צ־פ־ר
“nail”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:12
And you shall bring her into your house , and she shall shave her head, and she shall trim her nails.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 21:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃ (ettsipporneha) 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 Deut.21.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.12.W7.S1) and character.