Numbers 13:28:7Num.13.28.W7TAB
בְּצֻר֤וֹת
betsurot
“fortified”
- Transliteration
- be-tsu-ROT
- Extended
- beh-tsu-ROHT
- IPA
- /bətsuˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fortified
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-tsu-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT
- clause
ve-he-a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT me-OD ve-GAM-ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ra-i-NU SHAM
- sentence
E-fes ki-AZ ha-AM ha-yo-SHEV ba-A-retz ve-he-a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ge-do-LOT me-OD ve-GAM-ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ra-i-NU SHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction vav links the second clause, where ha-‘arim {הֶֽעָרִים | hē-ʿā-rîm} is described by the participle betsurot {בְּצֻר֤וֹת | bə-ṣū-rōṯ} and adjective gedolot {גְּדֹלֹת֙ | ḡə-dô-lōṯ}, intensified by me’od {מְאֹ֔ד | mə-ʾōḏ}.
Root and etymology
צ־ו־ר
“to enclose, form rock”
In context — Numbers 13:28
However, the people dwelling in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large, and also the offspring of Anak we saw there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 13:28, so the Hebrew word בְּצֻר֤וֹת (betsurot) 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 Num.13.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.28.W7.S1) and character.