Exodus 23:28:2Exod.23.28.W2TAB
אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֖ה
ethatsirah
“the hornet”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-tsir-AH
- Extended
- eht-hah-tsir-AAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hat.tsir.ˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the hornet
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-tsir-AH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sha-lakh-TI et-ha-tsir-AH
- clause
ve-sha-lakh-TI et-ha-tsir-AH le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-sha-lakh-TI et-ha-tsir-AH le-fa-NE-kha ve-GER-sha et-ha-khiv-VI et-ha-ke-na-a-NI ve-et-ha-khit-TI mil-le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
This is followed by the direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct-object marker’, which introduces hatsirah {הַצִּרְעָ֖ה | ha-ṣîr-‘āh} ‘the hornet’ as a supernatural agent.
A series of three et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct-object marker’ clauses before Hivite {הַחִוִּ֧י | ha-ḥîv-vî} ‘the Hivite’, Canaanite {הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י | ha-kə-nā-‘ă-nî} ‘the Canaanite’, and Hittite {הַחִתִּ֖י | ha-ḥîṯ-tî} ‘the Hittite’ creates a cumulative list.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–resh–ayin
“hornet, stinger”
In context — Exodus 23:28
And I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 23:28, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֖ה (ethatsirah) 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.23.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.28.W2.S1) and character.