Jeremiah 13:11:4Jer.13.11.W4TAB

הָאֵז֜וֹר

haezor

the waistband

Transliteration
ha-e-ZOR
Extended
haa-eh-ZOHR
IPA
/haː.ʔeːˈzoːr/

Meaning by language

English
the waistband

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֵ + ז֜וֹר
ha + e + zor
haezor

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Zayinz as in zero
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-ZOR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR

  3. clause

    KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET

  4. sentence

    KI ka-a-SHER yid-BAK ha-e-ZOR el-ma-te-NEI-ISH KEN hid-bak-TI E-lai et-kol-BET yis-ra-EL ve-et-kol-BET ye-hu-DA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH li-he-YOT LI le-AM u-le-SHEM ve-lit-hi-LA u-le-tif-a-RET ve-LO sha-ME-u

Exegesis

The verse opens with the simile introduced by ki ka’asher {כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר | kî ka-ʾă-šer}, comparing the physical attachment of the girdle ha’ezor {הָאֵז֜וֹר | hā-ʾē-zōr} around the loins motneiish {מָתְנֵי־אִ֗ישׁ | mot-nê-ʾîš} to God’s purpose in making His people adhere to Him.

Root and etymology

RootAleph–Zayin–Resh

to gird

In contextJeremiah 13:11

"For just as the girdle clings to the loins of a man, so I caused to cling to Me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah," declares the LORD , "to become for Me a people, and for a name, and for praise, and for glory; but they would not listen ."

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word הָאֵז֜וֹר (haezor) 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 Jer.13.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.11.W4.S1) and character.