Jeremiah 13:20:11Jer.13.20.W11TAB

צֹ֖אן

tson

“flock or sheep”

Transliteration: TSON
Extended: TSOHN
IPA: /ˈtsɔːn/

Meaning by language

English: flock or sheep

Alphabet Analysis

	Tsade	ts as in cats
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Nun Sofit	final form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

word
TSON
clause
a-YE ha-E-der nit-TAN-lakh TSON tif-a-RETEKH
sentence
se-I SE-u e-NE-khem ve-re-I u-re-U ha-ba-IM mi-tsa-FON a-YE ha-E-der nit-TAN-lakh TSON tif-a-RETEKH

Exegesis

The construct chain ha-‘ēder nittān-lāk {הָעֵ֙דֶר֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ | hā-ʿê-der nit-tan-lāḵ} highlights the people as entrusted under care, and the phrase ṣōn tif’ārtekh {צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ | ṣōʾn tif-ʾar-tekh} emphasizes the nation’s prized status via possession.

Root and etymology

ṣ-w-ntsade–vav–nun

“sheep, flock”

In context — Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes and behold those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your beautiful splendor ?

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word צֹ֖אן (tson) 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 Jer.13.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.20.W11.S1) and character.

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