Isaiah 21:5:3Isa.21.5.W3TAB
צָפֹ֥ה
tsafo
“watching or keeping watch”
- Transliteration
- tsa-FO
- Extended
- tsaa-FOH
- IPA
- /tsaːˈfoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- watching or keeping watch
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-FO
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-FO ha-tsa-FIT
- clause
a-ROKH ha-shul-KHAN tsa-FO ha-tsa-FIT a-KHOL sha-TO
- sentence
a-ROKH ha-shul-KHAN tsa-FO ha-tsa-FIT a-KHOL sha-TO KU-mu ha-sa-RIM mish-KHU ma-GEN
Exegesis
The first cluster employs arokh {עָרֹךְ | ʿā-rôḵ} ‘prepare’ and tsaphoh {צָפֹה | ṣā-pōh} ‘watch’, each with the definite objects ha-shulchan {הַשֻּׁלְחָן | ha-šul-ḥān} ‘the table’ and ha-tsaphit {הַצָּפִית | ha-ṣā-pîṯ} ‘the watchtower’.
Root and etymology
consonantsTsade–Pe–Heh
“to watch, look out”
In context — Isaiah 21:5
Prepare the table, set the watch , eat, drink. Arise, princes, and anoint the shield .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 21:5, so the Hebrew word צָפֹ֥ה (tsafo) 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 Isa.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.5.W3.S1) and character.