Deuteronomy 18:9:4Deut.18.9.W4TAB

אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ

elhaaretz

into the land

Transliteration
el-ha-A-retz
Extended
EHL-hah-AA-retz
IPA
/ʔɛl.haːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
into the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + הָ + אָ֔ + רֶץ
el + ha + a + retz
elhaaretz

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-ha-A-retz

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BA el-ha-A-retz

  3. clause

    KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH

  4. sentence

    KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH lo-til-MAD la-a-SOT ke-to-a-voT ha-go-YIM ha-HEM

Exegesis

The participle bāʾ {בָּא | bāʾ} conveys ongoing entry with the destination marked by ʾel-hā-ʾā-reṣ {אֶל־הָאָרֶץ | ʾel hā-ʾā-reṣ}.

In contextDeuteronomy 18:9

For when you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to do the abominations of those nations.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 18:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 18:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ (elhaaretz) 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.18.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.9.W4.S1) and character.