Isaiah 21:9:5Isa.21.9.W5TAB
צֶ֖מֶד
tsemed
“a pair, a team”
- Transliteration
- TSE-med
- Extended
- TSEH-mehd
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛ.mɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pair, a team
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-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM
- sentence
ve-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM va-ya-AN va-yo-MER naf-LA naf-LA BA-vel ve-KHOL-pe-si-LE e-lo-HE-ha shi-BAR la-A-rets
Exegesis
The construct chain reḵeḇ ʾîš ṣe·meḏ pā·rā·šîm {רֶכֶב אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים | re·ḵe·ḇ ʾîš ṣe·meḏ pā·rā·šîm} combines a collective noun with a dual noun to emphasize two mounted riders.
Root and etymology
צ־מ־ד
“to bind, pair”
In context — Isaiah 21:9
And behold, here comes a chariot of a man with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen; and all the idols of her gods he has shattered to the ground .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word צֶ֖מֶד (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.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.9.W5.S1) and character.