Proverbs 24:11:1Prov.24.11.W1TAB
הַ֭צֵּל
hatsal
“rescue”
- Transliteration
- ha-TSAL
- Extended
- hah-TSEEL
- IPA
- /hat͡sˈt͡seːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- rescue
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-TSAL
- clause
ha-TSAL le-khu-KHIM la-MA-vet
- sentence
ha-TSAL le-khu-KHIM la-MA-vet u-ma-TIM la-HE-reg im-ta-khSO-kh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic Hiphil imperative hatzel {הַ֭צֵּל | ha-ṣêl} ‘rescue’, calling for direct intervention.
Root and etymology
נ־צ־ל
“to rescue”
In context — Proverbs 24:11
Rescue those being taken to death, and do not hold back those tottering to the slaughter.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:11, so the Hebrew word הַ֭צֵּל (hatsal) 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 Prov.24.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.11.W1.S1) and character.