Deuteronomy 15:17:2Deut.15.17.W2TAB
אֶת־הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ
ethammartsea
“the awl”
- Transliteration
- et-ham-mar-TSE-a
- Extended
- EET-ham-mar-TSEH-ah
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ham.marˈtseː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the awl
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ham-mar-TSE-a
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a
- clause
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-ham-mar-TSE-a ve-na-TAT-ta ve-oz-NO u-va-DE-let ve-ha-YA le-KHA E-ved o-LAM ve-AF la-a-mat-KHA ta-a-SE-KEN
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks hamartzea {הַמַּרְצֵעַ | ha-martzeʻa} as the direct object.
Root and etymology
r-ṣ-ʿresh-tsade-ayin
“to pierce, bore”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:17
And you shall take the awl , pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. And you shall do the same for your maidservant .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 15:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ (ethammartsea) 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 Deut.15.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.17.W2.S1) and character.