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

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Result
צָ + רוּר֙
tsa + rur
tsarur

Alphabet Analysis

Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    tsa-RUR

  2. 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 contextHosea 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.