Genesis 19:23:2Gen.19.23.W2TAB
יָצָ֣א
yatsa
“rose”
- Transliteration
- ya-TSA
- Extended
- yah-TSAA
- IPA
- /jaː.ˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- rose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-TSA al-ha-A-rets
- clause
ha-SHE-mesh ya-TSA al-ha-A-rets
- sentence
ha-SHE-mesh ya-TSA al-ha-A-rets ve-LOT BA tso-a-RA
Exegesis
The first clause, hashemesh yatsa al-haarets {הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יָצָא עַל־הָאָרֶץ | haš-šemeš yā-ṣāʾ ʿal hā-ʾā-reṣ}, sets the temporal scene with a definite subject, a perfect verb indicating completed action, and a location phrase.
Root and etymology
yod–tsade–alephyod–tsade–aleph
“to go out”
In context — Genesis 19:23
The sun had risen over the land when Lot came into Zoar .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:23, so the Hebrew word יָצָ֣א (yatsa) 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 Gen.19.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.23.W2.S1) and character.