Genesis 18:8:12Gen.18.8.W12TAB
הָעֵ֖ץ
haets
“the tree”
- Transliteration
- ha-ETS
- Extended
- hah-EHTS
- IPA
- /ha.ˈʕeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the tree
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ETS
- phraseyour reading level
TA-khat ha-ETS
- clause
ve-hu-o-MED a-lei-HEM TA-khat ha-ETS va-yo-khe-LU
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH khem-AH ve-kha-LAV u-ven-ha-ba-KAR a-SHER a-SA va-yit-TEN lif-nei-HEM ve-hu-o-MED a-lei-HEM TA-khat ha-ETS va-yo-khe-LU
Exegesis
The setting tachat haʿets {תַּ֥חַת הָעֵ֖ץ | ta-ḥat hā-ʿēṣ} 'under the tree' anchors the scene outdoors, and the concluding vayokhelu {וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ | way-yō-ḵe-lū} 'and they ate' completes the narrative progression, emphasizing the fulfillment of Abraham’s hospitality.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-ṣayin–vav–tsade
“tree; wood”
In context — Genesis 18:8
And he took curds and milk , and the calf that he had prepared, and he placed it before them; and he stood over them under the tree, and they ate.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 18:8, so the Hebrew word הָעֵ֖ץ (haets) 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 Gen.18.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.8.W12.S1) and character.