Jeremiah 13:20:7Jer.13.20.W7TAB
מִצָּפ֑וֹן
mitsafon
“from the north”
- Transliteration
- mi-tsa-FON
- Extended
- mih-tsaa-FOHN
- IPA
- /mitsːaːˈfoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the north
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-tsa-FON
- clause
se-I SE-u e-NE-khem ve-re-I u-re-U ha-ba-IM mi-tsa-FON
- 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 participial clause ha-ba’im mi-ṣāphōn {הַבָּאִים מִצָּפ֑וֹן | ha-bā-ʾîm mi-ṣā-p̄ōn} situates the advancing group from the north, highlighting geopolitical threat.
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 13:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word מִצָּפ֑וֹן (mitsafon) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.20.W7.S1) and character.