Jeremiah 17:1:6Jer.17.1.W6TAB
בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן
betsiporen
“with a point of”
- Transliteration
- be-tsi-PO-ren
- Extended
- beh-tsih-POH-rehn
- IPA
- /bətsipˈpoːrɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- with a point of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-tsi-PO-ren
- phraseyour reading level
be-tsi-PO-ren sha-MIR
- clause
kha-TA-t ye-hu-DA ke-tu-VA be-ET bar-ZEL be-tsi-PO-ren sha-MIR
- sentence
kha-TA-t ye-hu-DA ke-tu-VA be-ET bar-ZEL be-tsi-PO-ren sha-MIR kha-ru-SHA al-LU-akh li-BAM u-le-kar-NOT miz-be-kho-TE-khem
Exegesis
Parallel prepositional phrases be’et barzel {בְּעֵט בַּרְזֶל | bə-ʿēṭ bar-zel} and be-tziporen shamir {בְּצִפֹּרֶן שָׁמִיר | bə-ṣip-po-ren šā-mir} employ the hardest writing tools, intensifying the metaphor of guilt.
In context — Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen and with a diamond point; it is engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן (betsiporen) 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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.1.W6.S1) and character.