Isaiah 21:7:3Isa.21.7.W3TAB
צֶ֚מֶד
tsemed
“a pair”
- Transliteration
- TSE-med
- Extended
- TSEH-mehd
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛmɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pair
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TSE-med
- clause
ve-ra-A RE-khev TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM RE-khev kha-MOR RE-khev ga-MAL
- sentence
ve-ra-A RE-khev TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM RE-khev kha-MOR RE-khev ga-MAL ve-hik-SHIV KE-shev rav-ka-SHEV
Exegesis
The constructs reḵêḇ tsemeḏ pā-ra-šîm {רֶכֶב צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים | reḵêḇ tsemeḏ pā-ra-šîm}, reḵêḇ ḥă-môr {רֶכֶב חֲמֹר | reḵêḇ ḥă-môr}, and reḵêḇ gā-māl {רֶכֶב גָּמָל | reḵêḇ gā-māl} enumerate ‘a pair of horsemen’, ‘donkey unit’, and ‘camel unit’, creating paratactic buildup. While many translations render these as vehicles, context and animal capacity favor ‘riders’.
Root and etymology
צ־מ־ד
“to bind, pair”
In context — Isaiah 21:7
And he saw riders with a pair of horsemen, riders on donkeys, and riders on camels; and he listened attentively with great vigilance .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 21:7, so the Hebrew word צֶ֚מֶד (tsemed) 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.21.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.7.W3.S1) and character.