Ezekiel 19:4:8Ezek.19.4.W8TAB

אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ

elerets

to the land of

Transliteration
el-E-rets
Extended
ehl-EH-rehts
IPA
/ʔɛl.ˈʔɛrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
to the land of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + אֶ֥ + רֶץ
el + e + rets
elerets

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-E-rets

  2. phraseyour reading level

    el-E-rets mits-ra-YIM

  3. clause

    va-ye-vi-U-hu va-kha-KHIM el-E-rets mits-ra-YIM

  4. sentence

    va-yish-me-U e-LAIV go-YIM be-shakh-TAM nit-PA-s va-ye-vi-U-hu va-kha-KHIM el-E-rets mits-ra-YIM

Exegesis

The instrument bakhachim {בַֽחַחִים | baḥḥîm} ‘with hooks’ underscores brutality, and the prepositional chain el erets mitzrayim {אֶל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | ʾel-ʾereṣ miṣrāyim} situates the outcome as exile in Egypt. English word order and punctuation have been adapted for clarity while preserving the Hebrew narrative flow and emphasis.

Root and etymology

Rootaleph–lamed–tsade

earth, land

In contextEzekiel 19:4

The nations heard of him; they captured him in their pit, and they hauled him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 19:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ (elerets) 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.19.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.4.W8.S1) and character.