Proverbs 31:27:1Prov.31.27.W1TAB
צ֭וֹפִיָּה
tsofiya
“she watches”
- Transliteration
- tso-fi-YA
- Extended
- tsoh-fih-YAA
- IPA
- /tsoː.fiˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she watches
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tso-fi-YA
- clause
tso-fi-YA ha-li-KHOT be-TAH
- sentence
tso-fi-YA ha-li-KHOT be-TAH ve-LE-khem a-tse-LUT LO to-KHEL
Exegesis
The Hebrew participial form tsopiyah {צ֭וֹפִיָּה | ṣô-pî-yyā} ‘she watches’ conveys ongoing vigilance.
Root and etymology
ts-p-htsade–pe–he
“to watch, observe”
In context — Proverbs 31:27
She watches carefully over the ways of her house, and she does not eat the bread of idleness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 31:27, so the Hebrew word צ֭וֹפִיָּה (tsofiya) 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.31.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.27.W1.S1) and character.