Hosea 13:12:1Hos.13.12.W1TAB
צָרוּר֙
tsarur
“bound up”
- Transliteration
- tsa-RUR
- Extended
- tsaa-RUUR
- IPA
- /tsaːˈruːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- bound up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-RUR
- sentence
tsa-RUR a-VON e-fra-YIM tse-fu-NA kha-ta-TAT-o
Exegesis
The verse employs a nominal clause initiated by the participle tsarur {צָרוּר | ṣārûr} ‘is bound up’, portraying an accomplished and enduring state.
Root and etymology
ts-r-r
“to bind, wrap tightly”
In context — Hosea 13:12
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hidden .
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hosea 13:12, so the Hebrew word צָרוּר֙ (tsarur) 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 Hos.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.12.W1.S1) and character.