Exodus 23:22:11Exod.23.22.W11TAB
וְצַרְתִּ֖י
vetsarti
“I will be adversary to”
- Transliteration
- ve-tsar-TI
- Extended
- veh-tsahr-TEE
- IPA
- /və.tsarˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will be adversary to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-tsar-TI
- clause
ve-a-yav-TI et-oy-VE-kha ve-tsar-TI et-tsor-RE-kha
- sentence
KI im-sha-MO-a tish-MA be-ko-LO ve-a-si-TA KOL a-SHER a-da-BER ve-a-yav-TI et-oy-VE-kha ve-tsar-TI et-tsor-RE-kha
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive perfect forms wə-ʾāyavtî {וְאָיַבְתִּי | wə-ʾāyavtî} and wə-ṣar-tî {וְצַרְתִּי | wə-ṣar-tî} express the assured covenantal response: hostility toward ʾōyve-ka {אֹיְבֶיךָ | ʾōyēvî-kā} “your enemies” and ṣōr-rē-re-ka {צֹרְרֶיךָ | ṣōrērê-kā} “your adversaries,” forming a meristic pair denoting total opposition.
In context — Exodus 23:22
For if you listen to his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 23:22, so the Hebrew word וְצַרְתִּ֖י (vetsarti) 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.23.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.22.W11.S1) and character.