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

Result
הַ֭ + צֵּל
ha + tsal
hatsal

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-TSAL

  2. clause

    ha-TSAL le-khu-KHIM la-MA-vet

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.