Jeremiah 15:12:4Jer.15.12.W4TAB
מִצָּפ֖וֹן
mitstsafon
“from the north”
- Transliteration
- mits-tsa-FON
- Extended
- mihts-tsaa-FOHN
- IPA
- /mits.tsaːˈfoːn/
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
mits-tsa-FON
- sentence
ha-ya-RO-a bar-ZEL bar-ZEL mits-tsa-FON u-ne-KHO-shet
Exegesis
The noun barzel {בַּרְזֶל | bār-zēl} appears twice, first alone and then with mitzafon {מִצָּפ֖וֹן | mi-ṣā-pôn}, which marks geographic origin and symbolizes foreign might.
Root and etymology
צ־פ־ן
“north, hidden”
In context — Jeremiah 15:12
Can iron break iron from the north and bronze ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 15:12, so the Hebrew word מִצָּפ֖וֹן (mitstsafon) 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.15.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.12.W4.S1) and character.