Exodus 17:6:8Exod.17.6.W8TAB
בַצּ֗וּר
vatsur
“the rock”
- Transliteration
- va-TSUR
- Extended
- vah-TSOOR
- IPA
- /vaˈtsuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the rock
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TSUR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR
- clause
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM
- sentence
hin-NEE o-MED le-fa-NE-kha SHAM al-ha-TSUR be-kho-REV ve-hi-KEE-ta va-TSUR ve-yats-OO mi-MEN-nu MA-yim ve-sha-TA ha-AM va-YA-as KEN mo-SHE le-ay-NEY zik-NEY yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
ts-v-rtsade–vav–resh
“rock”
In context — Exodus 17:6
Behold, I stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; you are to strike the rock, and water will emerge from it for the people to drink. And Moses acted accordingly in the sight of the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 17:6, so the Hebrew word בַצּ֗וּר (vatsur) 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 Exod.17.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.6.W8.S1) and character.