Exodus 17:9:11Exod.17.9.W11TAB
נִצָּב֙
nitsav
“will stand”
- Transliteration
- ni-TSAV
- Extended
- nih-TSAAV
- IPA
- /nits.ˈtsaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- will stand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ni-TSAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-no-KHI ni-TSAV
- clause
ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
The fronted pronoun ʾānōkî {אָנֹכִ֤י | ʾānōkî} ‘I’ with the participle niṣṣāb {נִצָּב֙ | niṣṣāb} ‘standing’ emphasizes Moses’s role.
The clause niṣṣāb ʿal-rōʾš ha-gibʿāh {נִצָּב עַל־רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה | niṣṣāb ʿal-rōʾš ha-gibʿāh} conveys an ongoing strategic posture.
Root and etymology
n-ṣ-bnun–tsade–beth
“to stand”
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word נִצָּב֙ (nitsav) 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.17.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W11.S1) and character.