Ezekiel 17:5:9Ezek.17.5.W9TAB
צַפְצָפָ֖ה
tsaftsafa
“a willow”
- Transliteration
- tsaf-tsa-FA
- Extended
- tsahf-tsah-FAA
- IPA
- /tsaf.tsaːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a willow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tsaf-tsa-FA
- clause
KAKH al-MA-yim rab-BIM tsaf-tsa-FA SA-mo
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH miz-ZE-ra ha-A-rets va-yit-ne-HU bish-de-ZA-ra KAKH al-MA-yim rab-BIM tsaf-tsa-FA SA-mo
Exegesis
Finally, ṣap-ṣāpāh sā-mō {צַפְצָפָה שָׂמוֹ | ṣap-ṣāpāh sā-mō} ‘willow he placed it’ employs a noun plus perfect form to show the transplanted tree’s establishment. The stepwise progression of coordinated clauses in English mirrors the Hebrew’s detailed depiction of planting and growth.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–pe–tsade
“willow, poplar-like tree”
In context — Ezekiel 17:5
And he took seed from the land and planted it in a field ; he set it by abundant waters and made it grow as a willow.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 17:5, so the Hebrew word צַפְצָפָ֖ה (tsaftsafa) 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 Ezek.17.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.5.W9.S1) and character.