Jeremiah 23:1:5Jer.23.1.W5TAB
אֶת־צֹ֥אן
ettson
“{the} sheep of”
- Transliteration
- et-TSO-n
- Extended
- eht-TSOHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt͡sˈt͡soːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} sheep of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-TSO-n
- phraseyour reading level
et-TSO-n mar-i-TI
- sentence
HOI ro-IM me-a-BE-dim u-me-fi-TSIM et-TSO-n mar-i-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The accusative marker et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} marks tzon {צֹאן | ṣōn} “flock” as the object, modified by the construct mar‘iti {מַרְעִיתִי | marʿîṯî} “of my pasture,” emphasizing divine possession.
Root and etymology
ṣ-w-nṣādē–wāw–nūn
“flock, sheep”
In context — Jeremiah 23:1
Woe to the shepherds who are ruining and scattering the flock of my pasture , declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־צֹ֥אן (ettson) 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.23.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.1.W5.S1) and character.