Deuteronomy 16:20:7Deut.16.20.W7TAB
אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ
ethaaretz
“the land”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-A-retz
- Extended
- EET-hah-AA-retz
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.haːˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-A-retz
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz
- clause
le-MA-an tikh-YE ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
tse-DEK tse-DEK tir-DOF le-MA-an tikh-YE ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} flags ha’aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the land’, which is defined by the relative clause asher-YHWH Eloheicha {אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ă-šer-YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā}, culminating in the participle noten {נוֹתֵן | nō-tēn} ‘giving’, indicating continuous divine agency. Fronting the ethical imperative before the covenantal promise creates a chiastic movement from obligation to reward, while the paired “justice, justice” functions as a merism that frames the comprehensive scope of the law’s ethical demands.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:20
Pursue justice, justice, so that you may live and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 16:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ (ethaaretz) 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.16.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.20.W7.S1) and character.