Jeremiah 21:9:11Jer.21.9.W11TAB
הַצָּרִ֤ים
hatsarim
“the ones besieging”
- Transliteration
- ha-tsa-RIM
- Extended
- hah-tsaa-REEM
- IPA
- /hatsːaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ones besieging
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-tsa-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM
- clause
ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Exegesis
The adversative vav links into venaphal {וְנָפַ֨ל | wə-nā-phal} understood as “surrenders,” paired with hatzarim {הַצָּרִ֤ים | ha-ṣā-rîm} besieging hakasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים | ha-kaś-dîm}, framing capitulation.
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word הַצָּרִ֤ים (hatsarim) 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.21.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W11.S1) and character.