Nahum 2:4:9Nah.2.4.W9TABWLC Nahum 2:5
יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃
yerotsetsu
“they dart about or they run to and fro”
- Transliteration
- ye-ro-TSE-tsu
- Extended
- yeh-roh-TSEE-tsoo
- IPA
- /jəroːˈtseː.tsˤuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they dart about or they run to and fro
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ro-TSE-tsu
- clause
mar-e-E-hen kal-la-pi-DIM kab-be-ra-KIM ye-ro-TSE-tsu
- sentence
ba-KHU-tsot yit-he-LO-lu ha-RE-khev yish-tak-she-KUN ba-re-KHO-vot mar-e-E-hen kal-la-pi-DIM kab-be-ra-KIM ye-ro-TSE-tsu
Exegesis
The verse concludes with the Qal imperfect yerotzetzu {יְרוֹצֵצוּ | yə-rō-ṣē-ṣū} ‘they dart,’ returning to intense motion and underscoring the fierce, chaotic assault.
In context — Nahum 2:4
In the streets the chariots rush wildly; they jostle one another in the open squares . Their appearance is like torches, and they dart like lightning.
About this coordinate
Nahum 2:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nahum 2:4, so the Hebrew word יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃ (yerotsetsu) 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 Nah.2.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Nah.2.4.W9.S1) and character.