Genesis 21:32:10Gen.21.32.W10TAB
אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ
elerets
“to the land of”
- Transliteration
- el-E-rets
- Extended
- ehl-EH-rets
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈʔɛ.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the land of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
el-E-rets
- phraseyour reading level
el-E-rets pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-ya-KAM a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O va-ya-SHU-vu el-E-rets pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yikh-re-TU ve-RIT bi-ve-ER sha-VA va-ya-KAM a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O va-ya-SHU-vu el-E-rets pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The final motion phrase el-erets Pelishtim {אֶל-אֶ֥רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים | ʾel-ʾereṣ pə-liš-tîm} indicates a return to Philistine territory, closing the narrative event. In English, the vav-consecutive sequence is conveyed with past tense verbs to maintain the narrative flow, and subjects are specified to clarify the shifting focus.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade
“land, earth”
In context — Genesis 21:32
They established a covenant at Beersheba , and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:32, 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 Gen.21.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.32.W10.S1) and character.