Genesis 19:26:5Gen.19.26.W5TAB
נְצִ֥יב
netsiv
“a pillar of”
- Transliteration
- ne-TSIV
- Extended
- neh-TSEEV
- IPA
- /nə.ˈtsiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pillar of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-TSIV
- phraseyour reading level
ne-TSIV ME-lakh
- clause
vat-te-HI ne-TSIV ME-lakh
- sentence
va-tab-BET ish-TO me-a-kha-RAV vat-te-HI ne-TSIV ME-lakh
Exegesis
The second clause introduces vatehi with the result of her act: she becomes nitsiv melach {נְצִיב מֶלַח | nə-ṣîḇ me-laḥ}, a construct chain ‘pillar of salt,’ depicting her complete and static transformation. The Hebrew verb–subject order and tight consecutive actions are rendered in English with “looked back … and she was transformed” to preserve both the narrative immediacy and the sense of judgment.
Root and etymology
RootNun–Tsade–Bet
“to stand, set up”
In context — Genesis 19:26
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a column of salt .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:26, so the Hebrew word נְצִ֥יב (netsiv) 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.19.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.26.W5.S1) and character.