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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-A-retz
- phraseyour reading level
BA el-ha-A-retz
- clause
KI a-TA BA el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.