Exodus 21:6:10Exod.21.6.W10TAB
אֶת־אָזְנוֹ֙
etozno
“his ear”
- Transliteration
- et-oz-NO
- Extended
- eht-ohz-NOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.ʔoz.ˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his ear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-oz-NO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO
- clause
ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO bam-mar-TSE-a va-a-va-DO le-o-LAM
- sentence
ve-hig-gee-SHO a-do-NAIV el-ha-e-lo-HIM ve-hig-gee-SHO el-ha-DE-let OH el-ham-me-zoo-ZA ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO bam-mar-TSE-a va-a-va-DO le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect veratsa {וְרָצַע | wə-rā-ṣaʿ} ‘he shall pierce’ takes the direct object et-ozno {אֶת־אָזְנוֹ | ʾet-ō-zenô} ‘his ear,’ with the instrument specified by bamarzea {בַּמַּרְצֵעַ | ba-mmar-ṣē-aʿ} ‘with the awl.’
Root and etymology
“ear”
In context — Exodus 21:6
Then his master shall bring him before God , and bring him to the door or to the doorpost; and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 21:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אָזְנוֹ֙ (etozno) 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.21.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.6.W10.S1) and character.