Deuteronomy 22:11:4Deut.22.11.W4TAB
צֶ֥מֶר
tsemer
“wool”
- Transliteration
- TSE-mer
- Extended
- TSEH-mehr
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛmɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- wool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
TSE-mer
- sentence
LO til-BASH sha-at-NEZ TSE-mer u-pish-TEEM yakh-DAV
Exegesis
The noun shaatnez {שַעַטְנֵז | šaʿaṭnēz} ‘mixed fabric’ functions as the object and is defined by an apposition comprising tsemar {צֶמֶר | ṣemer} ‘wool’ and ufishtim {וּפִשְׁתִּים | u-fištīm} ‘linen’, joined in construction by the conjunction vav.
Root and etymology
Rootṣ-m-r
“wool”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:11
You shall not wear a mixed fabric , wool and linen joined together .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 22:11, so the Hebrew word צֶ֥מֶר (tsemer) 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.22.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.11.W4.S1) and character.