Proverbs 25:23:2Prov.25.23.W2TAB
צָ֭פוֹן
tsafon
“north”
- Transliteration
- tsa-FON
- Extended
- tsaa-FOHN
- IPA
- /tsaːˈfoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- north
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-FON
- clause
RU-akh tsa-FON te-kho-LEL ga-SHEM
- sentence
RU-akh tsa-FON te-kho-LEL ga-SHEM u-fa-NIM niz-a-MIM le-SHON SA-ter
Exegesis
The proverb features parallel clauses introduced by the verb tekholel {תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל | te-ḥō-lēl} ‘brings forth’, first applied to the noun phrase ruach tsafon {ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן | rū-aḥ ṣā-pōn} ‘north wind’ with object gashem {גָּ֑שֶׁם | gā-šem} ‘rain’, establishing a cause-and-effect sequence.
Root and etymology
ts-p-n
“north”
In context — Proverbs 25:23
The north wind brings forth rain, and a tongue brings forth an angry face .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:23, so the Hebrew word צָ֭פוֹן (tsafon) 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.25.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.23.W2.S1) and character.