Psalm 19:10:8Ps.19.10.W8TABWLC Psalms 19:11
צוּפִֽים׃
tsufim
“of the honeycomb”
- Transliteration
- tsu-FIM
- Extended
- tsuu-FIIM
- IPA
- /tsuˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the honeycomb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
tsu-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-NO-fet tsu-FIM
- clause
u-me-tu-KIM mid-de-VASH ve-NO-fet tsu-FIM
- sentence
ha-NE-khe-ma-DIM miz-za-HAV u-mip-PAZ RAV u-me-tu-KIM mid-de-VASH ve-NO-fet tsu-FIM
Exegesis
The coordinating vav introduces a parallel clause where umetukim {וּמְתוּקִים | mə-tû-qîm} ‘sweeter’ pairs with midvash {מִדְּבַשׁ | mid-də-ḇāš} ‘honey’ and the construct venofet tzufim {וְנֹפֶת צוּפִים | wə-nō-p̄eṯ tzu-fîm} ‘dripping of combs’. This parallel and chiastic structure underscores the supreme worth of the Law. English renders more…than and sweeter…than to mirror Hebrew comparison, and preserves dripping of combs to retain the vivid metaphor.
In context — Psalm 19:10
They are more desirable than gold, even abundant pure gold; and sweeter than honey and dripping of combs.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 19:10, so the Hebrew word צוּפִֽים׃ (tsufim) 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 Ps.19.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.10.W8.S1) and character.