Exodus 23:10:3Exod.23.10.W3TAB
תִּזְרַ֣ע
tizra
“you shall sow”
- Transliteration
- tiz-RA
- Extended
- tihz-RAH
- IPA
- /tizˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall sow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tiz-RA
- phraseyour reading level
tiz-RA et-ar-TSE-kha
- clause
ve-SHESH sha-NIM tiz-RA et-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
ve-SHESH sha-NIM tiz-RA et-ar-TSE-kha ve-a-saf-TA et-te-vu-a-TAH
Exegesis
The imperfect verb tizra {תִּזְרַ֣ע | tīz-rāʿ} conveys the ongoing action of sowing, with the direct object particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} marking artsecha {אַרְצֶךָ | ʾarṣeḵā} ‘your land’.
In context — Exodus 23:10
For six years you shall sow your land and gather its produce .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:10, so the Hebrew word תִּזְרַ֣ע (tizra) 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.23.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.10.W3.S1) and character.