וְכָל־עֵ֤ץ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְכָל־עֵ֤ץ

   ve-khol-ETS

   and every tree
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְכָל־עֵ֤ץ עָבֹ֙ת֙

   ve-khol-ETS a-VOT

   and every tree leafy or thick
3. clause🔊 וַיִּרְא֣וּ כָּל־גִּבְעָ֣ה רָמָ֗ה וְכָל־עֵ֤ץ עָבֹ֙ת֙ וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ־שָׁ֔ם אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶ֑ם

   va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem

   and they saw every hill high and every tree leafy or thick and they sacrificed there their sacrifices
4. sentence🔊 וָאָבִיאֵ֨ם אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֖ת אוֹתָ֣הּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיִּרְא֣וּ כָּל־גִּבְעָ֣ה רָמָ֗ה וְכָל־עֵ֤ץ עָבֹ֙ת֙ וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ־שָׁ֔ם אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ־שָׁ֗ם כַּ֚עַ קָרְבָּנָ֔ם וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ שָׁ֖ם רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹחֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־נִסְכֵיהֶֽם׃

   va-a-vi-EM el-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-sa-TI et-ya-DI la-TET o-TAH la-HEM va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem va-yit-NU-SHAM ka-AS kar-ba-NAM va-ya-si-MU SHAM RE-aakh ni-KHO-khe-hem va-ya-si-KHU SHAM et-nis-KHE-hem

   and I brought them to the land which I lifted up my hand to give it to them and they saw every hill high and every tree leafy or thick and they sacrificed there their sacrifices and they gave there the provocation or offense of their offering and they set or placed there aroma their pleasing fragrance and they poured out there their drink offerings

Exegesis

The paired expressions kol giv’ah ramah {כָּל־גִּבְעָה רָמָה | kol gib-ʿāh rā-māh} and kol etz avot {כָּל־עֵץ עָבֹת | kol ʿēṣ ʿā-ḇōṯ} exhibit parallelism to emphasize the idolatrous settings.

Root and etymology

ʿ-ṣ🔊 ayin–tsade

“tree, wood”