Proverbs 25:13:3Prov.25.13.W3TAB
קָצִ֗יר
katsir
“harvest”
- Transliteration
- ka-TSIR
- Extended
- kaa-TSIHR
- IPA
- /qaːˈtsiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- harvest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ka-TSIR
- 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
Temporal context is provided by beyom {בְּיוֹם | bə-yôm} ‘in the day’ with qatsir {קָצִיר | qā-ṣîr} ‘harvest’, situating the image in a specific season.
Root and etymology
tsade–yod–reshts-y-r
“messenger, envoy”
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 25:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:13, so the Hebrew word קָצִ֗יר (katsir) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.13.W3.S1) and character.