Jeremiah 17:2:5Jer.17.2.W5TAB
עַל־עֵ֣ץ
alets
“upon a tree”
- Transliteration
- al-ETS
- Extended
- ahl-EETS
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈʕeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon a tree
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ETS
- phraseyour reading level
al-ETS ra-a-NA-n
- clause
kiz-KOR be-ne-HEM miz-be-KHO-tam va-a-she-re-HEM al-ETS ra-a-NA-n
- sentence
kiz-KOR be-ne-HEM miz-be-KHO-tam va-a-she-re-HEM al-ETS ra-a-NA-n AL ge-va-OT ha-ge-VO-hot
Exegesis
The construct chain al-etz raanan {עַל־עֵץ רַעֲנָן | ʿal-ʿēṣ ra-ʿă-nān} ‘on a green tree’ specifies location within sacred groves.
In context — Jeremiah 17:2
While their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree on the high hills.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 17:2, so the Hebrew word עַל־עֵ֣ץ (alets) 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.17.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.2.W5.S1) and character.