Genesis 4:2:7Gen.4.2.W7TAB
צֹ֔אן
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
RO-eh TSON
- clause
va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
- sentence
va-TO-sef la-LE-det et-a-KHIV et-HE-vel va-ye-hi-HE-vel RO-eh TSON ve-KAI-yin ha-YA o-VED a-da-MA
Exegesis
Hevel {הֶבֶל | hā·ḇel} ‘Abel’ serves as subject of the participle roeh {רֹעֵה | rō·ʿē} ‘shepherd’, which takes tson {צֹאן | ṣō·ʾan} ‘flocks’ as its complement, defining Abel’s pastoral role.
Root and etymology
ts-ʼ-ntsade–aleph–nun
“flock, small livestock”
In context — Genesis 4:2
She again gave birth to his brother Abel , and Abel became one who tended flocks, while Cain worked the soil.
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 4:2, so the Hebrew word צֹ֔אן (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.4.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.2.W7.S1) and character.