Proverbs 25:13:1Prov.25.13.W1TAB
כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁ֨לֶג
ketsinnatsheleg
“like the coldness of snow”
- Transliteration
- ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg
- Extended
- keh-tsihn-NAT-SHEH-lehg
- IPA
- /kətsinˈnat.ʃɛlɛɣ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the coldness of snow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg
- phraseyour reading level
ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg be-YOM ka-TSIR
- clause
ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg be-YOM ka-TSIR TSIR ne-e-MAN le-sho-le-KHAV
- sentence
ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg be-YOM ka-TSIR TSIR ne-e-MAN le-sho-le-KHAV ve-NE-fesh a-do-NAV ya-SHIV
Exegesis
The verse begins with a Hebrew simile marked by ketsinat {כְּצִנַּת | kə-ṣî-nat} ‘coldness’, introduced by the comparative kaf prefix.
The construct noun sheleg {שֶׁלֶג | śe-leg} ‘snow’ defines the element of comparison.
In context — Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest , so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; and he restores the soul of his masters.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:13, so the Hebrew word כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁ֨לֶג (ketsinnatsheleg) 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.25.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.13.W1.S1) and character.