Jeremiah 15:20:6Jer.15.20.W6TAB

בְּצוּרָ֔ה

betsura

fortified

Transliteration
be-tsu-RA
Extended
beh-tsoo-RAA
IPA
/bətsuːˈraː/

Meaning by language

English
fortified

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + צוּ + רָ֔ה
be + tsu + ra
betsura

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tsadets as in cats
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-tsu-RA

  2. clause

    u-ne-ta-TI-kha la-AM ha-ZE le-kho-MAT ne-KHO-shet be-tsu-RA ve-nil-kha-MU e-LE-kha ve-LO-YU-khe-LU LAKH

  3. sentence

    u-ne-ta-TI-kha la-AM ha-ZE le-kho-MAT ne-KHO-shet be-tsu-RA ve-nil-kha-MU e-LE-kha ve-LO-YU-khe-LU LAKH KI-it-te-KHA a-NI le-ho-shi-A-kha u-le-ha-tsi-LE-kha ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The construct chain lechomat nechoshet betzurah {לְחוֹמַת נְחֹשֶׁת בְּצוּרָה | lə-ḥō-mat nə-ḥō-šeṯ bə-ṣū-rāh} ‘a wall of bronze, fortified’ combines a construct noun with an absolute noun and qualifying prepositional phrase to create the image of impenetrable defense.

In contextJeremiah 15:20

And I will make you a fortified wall of bronze for this people; they will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you, for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says the LORD .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 15:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 15:20, so the Hebrew word בְּצוּרָ֔ה (betsura) 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.15.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.20.W6.S1) and character.