Isaiah 21:5:4Isa.21.5.W4TAB
הַצָּפִ֖ית
hatsafit
“the watch-post or the lookout”
- Transliteration
- ha-tsa-FIT
- Extended
- hah-tsah-FEET
- IPA
- /hats.saˈfiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the watch-post or the lookout
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-tsa-FIT
- 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’.
In context — Isaiah 21:5
Prepare the table, set the watch , eat, drink. Arise, princes, and anoint the shield .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:5, so the Hebrew word הַצָּפִ֖ית (hatsafit) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.5.W4.S1) and character.