Proverbs 25:13:4Prov.25.13.W4TAB
צִ֣יר
tsir
“a messenger”
- Transliteration
- TSIR
- Extended
- TSIHR
- IPA
- /ˈtsiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a messenger
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
TSIR
- phraseyour reading level
TSIR ne-e-MAN le-sho-le-KHAV
- 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
In the second clause, tzir {צִיר | ṣîr} ‘messenger’ forms a construct chain with neeman {נֶאֱמָן | ne-ʾê-man} ‘trustworthy’, preserving the Hebrew noun–adjective order.
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 25:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:13, so the Hebrew word צִ֣יר (tsir) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.13.W4.S1) and character.