Exodus 18:27:6Exod.18.27.W6TAB
אֶל־אַרְצֽוֹ׃
elˈartso
“to his land”
- Transliteration
- el-ˈAR-tso
- Extended
- ehl-ˈAR-tsoh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈʔar.tsoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
el-ˈAR-tso
- clause
va-ˈYE-lekh ˈLO el-ˈAR-tso
- sentence
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH mo-ˈSHE et-khot-ˈNO va-ˈYE-lekh ˈLO el-ˈAR-tso
Exegesis
The prepositional lo {לוֹ | lô} functions as a dative of interest, and el artso {אֶל־אַרְצוֹ | ʾel-ʾarṣô} ‘to his land’ indicates the destination. The idiom vayelekh lo el artso thus conveys going back, rendered as ‘he went back to his own land.’ English S–V–O order improves clarity while preserving the sense of return.
In context — Exodus 18:27
So Moses released his father-in-law , and he went back to his own land.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 18:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַרְצֽוֹ׃ (elˈartso) 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 Exod.18.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.27.W6.S1) and character.