Jeremiah 23:5:7Jer.23.5.W7TAB
צֶ֣מַח
tsemakh
“a branch or sprout”
- Transliteration
- TSE-makh
- Extended
- TSEH-mahkh
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛ.maħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a branch or sprout
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TSE-makh
- phraseyour reading level
TSE-makh tsa-DIK
- clause
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ha-ki-MO-ti le-da-VID TSE-makh tsa-DIK
- sentence
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ha-ki-MO-ti le-da-VID TSE-makh tsa-DIK u-ma-LAKH ME-lekh ve-his-KIL ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA ba-A-rets
Exegesis
The title tsemach tsaddiq {צֶמַח צַדִּיק | tse-maḥ ṣad-dîq} ‘righteous branch’ in construct relationship conveys messianic fulfillment through Davidic lineage, here rendered as ‘righteous Branch’.
Root and etymology
ts-m-ḥtsade–mem–chet
“to sprout”
In context — Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch , and He will reign as king and act wisely, and He will do justice and righteousness in the land.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:5, so the Hebrew word צֶ֣מַח (tsemakh) 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.23.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.5.W7.S1) and character.