Genesis 19:30:12Gen.19.30.W12TAB
בְּצ֑וֹעַר
betsoar
“in Zoar”
- Transliteration
- be-TSO-ar
- Extended
- beh-TSOH-ahr
- IPA
- /bə.ˈtsoː.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Zoar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TSO-ar
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet be-TSO-ar
- clause
va-ya-AL LOT mits-TSO-ar va-YE-shev ba-HAR ush-TEI ve-no-TAV im-MO KI ya-RE la-SHE-vet be-TSO-ar
- sentence
va-ya-AL LOT mits-TSO-ar va-YE-shev ba-HAR ush-TEI ve-no-TAV im-MO KI ya-RE la-SHE-vet be-TSO-ar va-YE-shev bam-me-a-RA HU ush-TEI ve-no-TAV
In context — Genesis 19:30
Lot went up from Zoar and settled in the mountain, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar, so he lived in the cave , he and his two daughters.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 19:30, so the Hebrew word בְּצ֑וֹעַר (betsoar) 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.19.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.30.W12.S1) and character.