Deuteronomy 21:22:8Deut.21.22.W8TAB
עַל־עֵֽץ׃
alets
“on a tree”
- Transliteration
- al-ETS
- Extended
- ahl-ETs
- IPA
- /ʕalˈʕeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- on a tree
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ETS
- clause
ve-ta-LEE-ta o-TO al-ETS
- sentence
ve-KHI-ye-HYEH be-ISH KHET mish-PAT-MA-vet ve-hu-MAT ve-ta-LEE-ta o-TO al-ETS
Exegesis
The verb vetalita {וְתָלִ֥יתָ | wə-tā-lî-ṯā} (‘you hang’) issues a permissive command for public display, and al-ets {עַל־עֵֽץ | ʿal-ʾêṣ} specifies the wooden structure. English word order mirrors the Hebrew sequence, preserving the emphasis on legal causality and public presentation.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-v-l
“yoke, burden”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:22
And when there is in a man a sin worthy of the judgment of death, and he has been put to death, and you hang him on a tree.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 21:22, so the Hebrew word עַל־עֵֽץ׃ (alets) 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.21.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.22.W8.S1) and character.