Exodus 22:21:7Exod.22.21.W7TABWLC Exodus 22:20
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
beerets
“in the land of”
- Transliteration
- be-E-rets
- Extended
- beh-EH-rehts
- IPA
- /bəˈʔɛ.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-E-rets
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- clause
ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-GER lo-to-NE ve-LO til-kha-TSE-nu ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The locative phrase beerets mitsrayim {בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | bə-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rā-yim} provides the geographic memory that grounds the ethical command.
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–vav–aleph
“come, arrive”
In context — Exodus 22:21
You shall not exploit a sojourner or press him down with oppression, because you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 22:21, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (beerets) 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.22.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.21.W7.S1) and character.