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

Result
אֶת + הַ + צִּרְ + עָ֖ה
et + ha + tsir + ah
ethatsirah

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tsadets as in cats
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-ha-tsir-AH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-sha-lakh-TI et-ha-tsir-AH

  3. clause

    ve-sha-lakh-TI et-ha-tsir-AH le-fa-NE-kha

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.