Joshua 13:19:3Josh.13.19.W3TAB
וְצֶ֥רֶת
vetseret
“and Zereth”
- Transliteration
- ve-TSE-ret
- Extended
- veh-TSEH-ret
- IPA
- /vəˈtsɛrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Zereth
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-TSE-ret
- phraseyour reading level
ve-TSE-ret ha-SHA-khar
- sentence
ve-kir-ya-TA-yim ve-siv-MAH ve-TSE-ret ha-SHA-khar be-HAR ha-EH-mek
Exegesis
The compound toponym tseret ha-shachar {צֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר | tse-ret ha-šha-char} stacks a proper noun with a definite noun, forming a single place name.
In context — Joshua 13:19
Kiriathaim , Sibmah , and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 13:19, so the Hebrew word וְצֶ֥רֶת (vetseret) 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 Josh.13.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.19.W3.S1) and character.