Deuteronomy 21:23:3Deut.21.23.W3TAB
עַל־הָעֵ֗ץ
alhaets
“on the tree”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ETS
- Extended
- ahl-hah-ETs
- IPA
- /ʕal.haˈʕets/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the tree
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-ha-ETS
- clause
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI
- sentence
lo-ta-LIN niv-la-TO al-ha-ETS ki-ka-VOR tik-be-RE-nu ba-YOM ha-HU ki-kil-LAT e-lo-HIM ta-LUI ve-LO te-ta-ME et-ad-ma-TE-kha a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative particle lo{לֹא | lō} ‘not’, followed by the Qal imperfect talin{תָלִ֨ין | tā-lîn} ‘you shall leave overnight’ governing the construct noun nivlato{נִבְלָת֜וֹ | niv-lā-tō} ‘his corpse’ with the prepositional phrase al-ha’etz{עַל־הָעֵ֗ץ | ʿal-hā-ʿêṣ} ‘upon the tree’.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-v-l
“yoke, burden”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:23
You shall not leave his corpse overnight upon the tree, but you must surely bury him that same day, for the one who is hanged is cursed by God; and you shall not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 21:23, so the Hebrew word עַל־הָעֵ֗ץ (alhaets) 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.21.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.23.W3.S1) and character.