Genesis 19:35:8Gen.19.35.W8TAB
הַצְּעִירָה֙
hatseeera
“the younger”
- Transliteration
- ha-tse-ee-RA
- Extended
- hah-tseh-ee-RAA
- IPA
- /hat.t͡sə.ʕiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the younger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-tse-ee-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA
- clause
va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
The focus then shifts to the younger daughter through hatse’irah {הַצְּעִירָה | haṣ-ṣe-ʿî-rāh} ‘the younger’ followed by sequential actions in the Qal imperfect vatakam {וַתָּקָם | wat-tā-qām} ‘and she arose’ and vatishkav {וַתִּשְׁכַּב | wat-tiš-kab} ‘and she lay’, demonstrating deliberate plan.
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-rayin–yod–resh
“city, town”
In context — Genesis 19:35
So they likewise gave their father wine to drink that night, and the younger got up and lay with him; yet he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:35:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 19:35, so the Hebrew word הַצְּעִירָה֙ (hatseeera) 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.19.35.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.35.W8.S1) and character.