Jeremiah 13:4:2Jer.13.4.W2TAB
אֶת־הָאֵז֛וֹר
ethaezor
“the loincloth”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-e-ZOR
- Extended
- eht-hah-ee-ZOHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːʔeːˈzoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the loincloth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-e-ZOR
- phraseyour reading level
KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR
- clause
KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER ka-NI-ta a-SHER al-ma-te-NE-kha
- sentence
KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER ka-NI-ta a-SHER al-ma-te-NE-kha ve-KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-tam-NE-hu SHAM bin-KIK ha-sa-LA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative kakh {קַ֧ח | qāḥ} ‘take,’ immediately followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-}, indicating the belt as the object.
The noun ha-ezor {הָאֵז֛וֹר | hāʾēzôr} ‘the belt’ is specified by two relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾašer}, first clarifying that it is the belt Jeremiah bought (qanita {קָנִ֖יתָ | qānîtā} ‘you have bought’) and then noting its location upon his waist (motneikha {מָתְנֶ֑יךָ | mōtənêḵā}).
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Zayin–Resh
“to gird, encircle, bind”
In context — Jeremiah 13:4
Take the belt that you bought, which is around your loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֵז֛וֹר (ethaezor) 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.13.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.4.W2.S1) and character.