Deuteronomy 22:27:4Deut.22.27.W4TAB
צָעֲקָה
tsaaka
“she cried out”
- Transliteration
- tsa-a-KA
- Extended
- tsaa-ah-KAH
- IPA
- /tsaʕaˈka/
Meaning by language
- English
- she cried out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
tsa-a-KA
- phraseyour reading level
me-tsa-AH tsa-a-KA ha-na-a-RA ham-e-o-ra-SA
- sentence
ki ba-sa-DE me-tsa-AH tsa-a-KA ha-na-a-RA ham-e-o-ra-SA ve-EIN mo-shi-A LAH
Exegesis
The verb metza'ah {מְצָאָהּ | me·ṣā’āh} ‘he found her’ (qal perfect + pronominal suffix) foregrounds the man’s action, followed by the verb tsaaqah {צָעֲקָה | ṣā·ʿăqâ} ‘she cried out’ indicating the woman’s distress.
Root and etymology
צ־ע־ק
“to cry out, call for help”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:27
Because he found her in the field , the betrothed young woman cried out, and there was no rescuer for her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 22:27, so the Hebrew word צָעֲקָה (tsaaka) 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.22.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.27.W4.S1) and character.