Ezekiel 19:13:6Ezek.19.13.W6TAB
וְצָמָֽא׃
vetsama
“and thirst”
- Transliteration
- ve-tsa-MA
- Extended
- veh-tsah-MAA
- IPA
- /wətsaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and thirst
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ve-tsa-MA
- phraseyour reading level
tsi-YA ve-tsa-MA
- clause
be-E-rets tsi-YA ve-tsa-MA
- sentence
ve-a-TA she-tu-LA va-mid-BAR be-E-rets tsi-YA ve-tsa-MA
Exegesis
The phrase beʾeretz tsiyyah ve-tsama {בְּאֶרֶץ צִיָּה וְצָמָא | bə-ʾe-reṣ ṣīyyāh wə-ṣā-māʾ} uses a construct chain of a preposition with two coordinated nouns to intensify the sense of desolation. English rendering places location before description to mirror Hebrew emphasis on place.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–mem–aleph
“to thirst, be parched”
In context — Ezekiel 19:13
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a land of dryness and thirst .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 19:13, so the Hebrew word וְצָמָֽא׃ (vetsama) 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.19.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.13.W6.S1) and character.