Ezekiel 15:8:2Ezek.15.8.W2TAB
אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ
ethaarets
“the land”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-A-rets
- Extended
- EET-haa-AA-rehts
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-TAT-ti ET-ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-na-TAT-ti ET-ha-A-rets she-ma-MA
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti ET-ha-A-rets she-ma-MA YA-an ma-a-LU MA-al ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks ha’aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the land’ as direct object, with shemamah {שְׁמָמָה | še-mā-māh} ‘desolation’ specifying its ruined state.
In context — Ezekiel 15:8
And I will make the land desolate because they have committed unfaithfulness , declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ (ethaarets) 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 Ezek.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.8.W2.S1) and character.