Jeremiah 21:1:12Jer.21.1.W12TAB
וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֧ה
veettsefanya
“and Zephaniah”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-tse-fan-YA
- Extended
- veh-eht-tseh-fahn-YAA
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.tsə.fanˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Zephaniah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-tse-fan-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-tse-fan-YA ven-ma-a-SE-ya
- clause
bish-lo-AKH e-LAV ha-ME-lekh tsid-ki-YA-hu et-pa-she-KHUR ben-mal-ki-YA ve-et-tse-fan-YA ven-ma-a-SE-ya ha-ko-HEN le-MOR
- sentence
ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET ye-ho-VAH bish-lo-AKH e-LAV ha-ME-lekh tsid-ki-YA-hu et-pa-she-KHUR ben-mal-ki-YA ve-et-tse-fan-YA ven-ma-a-SE-ya ha-ko-HEN le-MOR
Exegesis
The phrase elav hamelech Tsidqiyahu positions the messengers in relation to Jeremiah, followed by the objective markers et {אֵת־ | ʾet} and ve’et {וְאֶת־ | və-ʾet} marking the direct objects, Pashhur {פַּשְׁחוּר | paš-ḥûr} and Tsephanyah {צְפַנְיָה | ṣə-phá-nyāh} with their patronymics.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–nun–he
“face, presence”
In context — Jeremiah 21:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֧ה (veettsefanya) 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.21.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.1.W12.S1) and character.