Genesis 21:33:2Gen.21.33.W2TAB
אֶ֖שֶׁל
eshel
“a tamarisk tree”
- Transliteration
- E-shel
- Extended
- EH-shehl
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.ʃɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a tamarisk tree
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
E-shel
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TA E-shel
- clause
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA
- sentence
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA va-yik-ra-SHAM be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH EL o-LAM
Exegesis
The direct object eshel {אֶשֶׁל | ʾe-šel} specifies the tamarisk tree, symbolizing permanence in the desert setting.
In context — Genesis 21:33
At Beersheba Abraham planted a tamarisk tree, and there he invoked the name of the LORD , the everlasting God .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:33, so the Hebrew word אֶ֖שֶׁל (eshel) 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.21.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.33.W2.S1) and character.