Ruth 2:7:6Ruth.2.7.W6TAB
הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים
hakotsrim
“the reapers”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-ts-RIM
- Extended
- hah-koh-tseh-REEM
- IPA
- /haq.qoːtsˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the reapers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-ts-RIM
- clause
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM
- sentence
va-to-MER a-la-ko-TA-NA ve-a-SAF-ti va-o-ma-RIM a-kha-RE ha-ko-ts-RIM va-ta-VO va-ta-a-MOD me-AZ ha-BO-ker ve-ad-a-TA ZE shiv-TA ha-BA-yit me-AT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾaḥārêy hakkōṣrîm {אַחֲרֵי הַקּוֹצְרִים | ʾă-ḥā-rê-y hak-qō-ṣrîm} ‘after the reapers’ further narrows her pursuit.
In context — Ruth 2:7
She said, “Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.” And she came and has stood from the morning until now; her sitting in the house was only a little .
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ruth 2:7, so the Hebrew word הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים (hakotsrim) 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 Ruth.2.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.7.W6.S1) and character.