Joshua 15:37:1Josh.15.37.W1TAB
צְנָ֥ן
tsenan
“Zenan”
- Transliteration
- tse-NAN
- Extended
- tseh-NAN
- IPA
- /tsəˈnan/
Meaning by language
- English
- Zenan
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
tse-NAN
- phraseyour reading level
tse-NAN va-kha-da-SHAH
- sentence
tse-NAN va-kha-da-SHAH u-mig-DAL-GAD
Exegesis
Each proper noun tzenan {צְנָן | ṣə-nān} ‘Zenan’, chadashah {חֲדָשָׁה | ḥă-dā-šāh} ‘Hadashah’, and the compound migdal-gad {מִגְדָּל־גָּד | miḡ-dāl-ḡād} ‘Migdal-Gad’ is linked by the repeated conjunction, reflecting Hebrew list syntax. The construct form migdal-gad demonstrates the genitive relationship between “tower” and “Gad,” indicating a fortified site associated with the tribe.
Root and etymology
צ-נ-ןtsade–nun–nun
“coolness, shade”
In context — Joshua 15:37
Zenan, Hadashah , and Migdal-Gad .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 15:37, so the Hebrew word צְנָ֥ן (tsenan) 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.15.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.37.W1.S1) and character.