Zechariah 13:7:15Zech.13.7.W15TAB
עַל־הַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃
alhatsoarim
“against the little ones”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-tso-a-RIM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-tsoh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hat͡sˈtsoː.ʕăˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the little ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| 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
al-ha-tso-a-RIM
- clause
HAKH et-ha-RO-e u-te-fu-TSE-na ha-TSON va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI al-ha-tso-a-RIM
- sentence
KHE-rev U-RI al-RO-i ve-al-GE-ver a-mi-TI ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT HAKH et-ha-RO-e u-te-fu-TSE-na ha-TSON va-ha-shi-VO-ti ya-DI al-ha-tso-a-RIM
Exegesis
The final va-hashivoti yadi al-ha-tzoarim {וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י יָדִ֖י עַל־הַצֹּעֲרִֽים | wa-ha-ši-ḇō-tî yā-ḏî ʿal-ha-ṣō-ʿa-rîm} uses a Hifil perfect in the first person to convey decisive divine intervention against the vulnerable.
Root and etymology
ts-ʿ-r
“young, small”
In context — Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion , declares the LORD of hosts ; strike the shepherd, and the flock will be scattered. I will turn My hand against the little ones.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Zechariah 13:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ (alhatsoarim) 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 Zech.13.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.7.W15.S1) and character.