Exodus 34:21:8Exod.34.21.W8TAB
וּבַקָּצִ֖יר
uvakatsir
“and in the harvest”
- Transliteration
- u-va-ka-TSIR
- Extended
- oo-vah-kah-TSEER
- IPA
- /u.vaq.qaː.ˈtsiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in the harvest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-va-ka-TSIR
- phraseyour reading level
be-kha-RISH u-va-ka-TSIR
- clause
be-kha-RISH u-va-ka-TSIR tish-BOT
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM ta-a-VOD u-va-YOM ha-she-vi-I tish-BOT be-kha-RISH u-va-ka-TSIR tish-BOT
Exegesis
The parallel phrases becharish {בֶּחָרִישׁ | bə-ḥā-rîš} ‘in plowing’ and u-va-qatsir {וּבַקָּצִיר | wə-bə-qā-ṣîr} ‘and in harvest’ delimit the agricultural contexts where rest is absolute. The structure’s repetition and parallelism underscore the sabbath’s inviolability even amid essential work.
Root and etymology
q-ṣ-rqof–tsade–resh
“harvest, gathering”
In context — Exodus 34:21
Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing and in harvest you shall rest.
About this coordinate
Exodus 34:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 34:21, so the Hebrew word וּבַקָּצִ֖יר (uvakatsir) 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.34.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.34.21.W8.S1) and character.