Judges 16:22:3Judg.16.22.W3TAB
לְצַמֵּ֖חַ
letsammeakh
“to grow”
- Transliteration
- le-tsam-ME-akh
- Extended
- leh-tsahm-MEE-akh
- IPA
- /lətsʔamˈmeː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to grow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
le-tsam-ME-akh
- sentence
va-ya-KHEL se-AR-RO-sho le-tsam-ME-akh ka-a-SHER gul-LAKH
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive letsammeach {לְצַמֵּ֖חַ | lə-ṣammēaḥ} ‘to grow’ conveys intensified growth linked to restoration.
Root and etymology
“to sprout, grow”
In context — Judges 16:22
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 16:22, so the Hebrew word לְצַמֵּ֖חַ (letsammeakh) 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 Judg.16.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.22.W3.S1) and character.