Jeremiah 13:7:5Jer.13.7.W5TAB
אֶת־הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר
ethaezor
“the loincloth”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-e-ZOR
- Extended
- eht-haa-eh-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
- clause
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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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 13:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 13:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר (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.13.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.7.W5.S1) and character.