Genesis 21:27:3Gen.21.27.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 av-ra-HAM TSON u-va-KAR va-yit-TEN la-a-vi-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM TSON u-va-KAR va-yit-TEN la-a-vi-ME-lekh va-yikh-re-TU she-NEI-hem be-RIT
Exegesis
vayikach {וַיִּקַּ֤ח | way-yiq-qaḥ} ‘and he took’ introduces Abraham as the understood subject and is followed by the coordinated direct objects tson {צֹ֣אן | ṣōn} ‘flock’ and uvebakar {וּבָקָ֔ר | u-vā-qār} ‘and cattle,’ specifying the gifts.
Root and etymology
ṣ-w-ntsade–vav–nun
“flock, small livestock”
In context — Genesis 21:27
Abraham gathered flocks of sheep and herds of cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and they both made a covenant .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:27, 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.21.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.27.W3.S1) and character.