Genesis 32:2:7Gen.32.2.W7TABWLC Genesis 32:3
זֶה
zeh
“this is”
- Transliteration
- ZEH
- Extended
- ZEH
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- this is
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ZEH
- sentence
va-yo-MER ya-a-KOV ka-a-SHER RA-am ma-kha-NE e-lo-HIM ZEH va-yi-ke-RA shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-na-YIM
Exegesis
The construct machaneh elohim zeh {מַחֲנֶה אֱלֹהִים זֶה} labels the encampment as belonging to God, with zeh “this” for emphasis.
In context — Genesis 32:2
Upon seeing them, Jacob declared, “This is the camp of God ,” and he named that place Mahanaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 32:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 32:2, so the Hebrew word זֶה (zeh) 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.32.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.32.2.W7.S1) and character.