Jeremiah 13:7:11Jer.13.7.W11TAB

הָאֵז֔וֹר

haezor

the loincloth

Transliteration
ha-e-ZOR
Extended
haa-eh-ZOHR
IPA
/haːʔeːˈzoːr/

Meaning by language

English
the loincloth

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֵ + ז֔וֹר
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

    nish-KHAT ha-e-ZOR

  3. clause

    ve-hi-NE nish-KHAT ha-e-ZOR LO yits-LAKH la-KOL

  4. sentence

    va-e-LEKH pe-ra-TA va-e-khPOR va-e-KAKH et-ha-e-ZOR min-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-te-man-TIV SHA-ma ve-hi-NE nish-KHAT ha-e-ZOR LO yits-LAKH la-KOL

Exegesis

The particle et introduces ha-ezor {הָאֵז֔וֹר | hā-ʾē-zōr} ‘waistband’ as the direct object.

Root and etymology

ʾ-z-raleph–zayin–resh

girdle, belt

In contextJeremiah 13:7

So I went to Perath and dug, and I took the waistband from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the waistband was ruined, and it would not succeed for anything.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 13:7, so the Hebrew word הָאֵז֔וֹר (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.13.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.7.W11.S1) and character.