Numbers 2:25:4Num.2.25.W4TAB
צָפֹ֖נָה
tsafona
“to the north”
- Transliteration
- tsa-fo-NA
- Extended
- tsa-fo-NAH
- IPA
- /tsafoˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the north
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-fo-NA
- clause
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN tsa-fo-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
DE-gel ma-kha-NE DAN tsa-fo-NA le-tsiv-o-TAM ve-na-SI liv-NEI DAN a-chi-E-zer ben-a-mi-shad-DAI
Exegesis
The adverb ṣāpōnāh {צָפֹנָה | ṣāpōnāh} “northward” specifies orientation.
In context — Numbers 2:25
The standard of the camp of Dan was on the north for their divisions, and the leader of the children of Dan was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 2:25, so the Hebrew word צָפֹ֖נָה (tsafona) 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.2.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.25.W4.S1) and character.