Genesis 20:14:3Gen.20.14.W3TAB
צֹ֣אן
tson
“sheep”
- Transliteration
- TSON
- Extended
- TSOHN
- IPA
- /ˈtsoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- sheep
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TSON
- phraseyour reading level
TSON u-va-KAR
- clause
va-yik-KAKH a-vi-ME-lekh TSON u-va-KAR va-a-va-DIM u-she-fa-KHOT va-yit-TEN le-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH a-vi-ME-lekh TSON u-va-KAR va-a-va-DIM u-she-fa-KHOT va-yit-TEN le-av-ra-HAM va-YA-shev LO ET sa-RA ish-TO
Exegesis
The prefixed vav-chain introduces a list of possessions: tson {צֹאן | ṣōʾn} “flock,” bakar {בָקָר | ḇā-qār} “cattle,” avadim {עֲבָדִים | ʿă-ḇā-dîm} “servants,” shefachot {שְׁפָחֹת | šə-fā-ḥōṯ} “maidservants.” The indirect object marker lə-ʾaḇ-rā-hām “to Abraham” identifies the beneficiary. In the final clause, the particle ʾēt “direct object marker” introduces Sarah ishto “Sarah his wife” as the specific item restored. English renders the Hebrew verb-first structure into a clear subject-verb-object order while preserving the movement from material gifts to marital restitution.
Root and etymology
RootTsade–Aleph–Nun
“small livestock”
In context — Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech took sheep , cattle, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham. He also restored Sarah his wife to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 20:14, so the Hebrew word צֹ֣אן (tson) 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.20.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.14.W3.S1) and character.