וּ/לְ/צִיבָ֗א
𐤅/𐤋/𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀
Tsiva
and to Ziba
Proper name; servant or steward of the household of Saul, later associated with Mephibosheth and David. Not a common noun but a personal name designating a specific individual in the Davidic narrative. The semantic range is limited exclusively to this individual's role as a character in the historical account.
2 Samuel 9:10 · Word #22
Lexicon H6717
| Lemma | צִיבָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 |
| Transliteration | Tsiva |
| Strong's | H6717 |
| Definition | Proper name; servant or steward of the household of Saul, later associated with Mephibosheth and David. Not a common noun but a personal name designating a specific individual in the Davidic narrative. The semantic range is limited exclusively to this individual's role as a character in the historical account. |
Morphology HC/R/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and to Ziba |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6717-03
and to Tsiva
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + preposition לְ + proper masculine singular name צִיבָא. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the conjunction וּ (and) plus the preposition לְ (to) attached to the proper name צִיבָא (Tsiva). As a personal name derived from the root meaning "to station or set," it is preserved as a name while retaining its Hebrew form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to Tsiva
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Stationed-One |