Joshua 19:35:3Josh.19.35.W3TAB
הַצִּדִּ֣ים
hatsideem
“the Ziddim”
- Transliteration
- ha-tsi-DEEM
- Extended
- hah-tsi-DEEM
- IPA
- /hatsːiˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Ziddim
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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-tsi-DEEM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-tsi-DEEM TSEIR
- clause
ha-tsi-DEEM TSEIR ve-cha-MAT ra-KAT ve-ki-na-RET
- sentence
ve-a-REI miv-TSAR ha-tsi-DEEM TSEIR ve-cha-MAT ra-KAT ve-ki-na-RET
Exegesis
The prefixed conjunction ve {וְ | wə-} links this phrase to the preceding context and initiates a construct chain pairing erei {עָרֵי | ʿā-rê} 'towns' with mivtzar {מִבְצָר | mib-ṣār} 'fortress,' yielding the sequence 'towns of fortress.' The definite article in hatsiddim {הַצִּדִּים | ha-ṣid-dîm} identifies Ziddim as a definite place.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Joshua 19:35
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, and Kinnereth.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:35, so the Hebrew word הַצִּדִּ֣ים (hatsideem) 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.19.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.35.W3.S1) and character.