Jeremiah 23:8:7Jer.23.8.W7TAB
אֶת־זֶ֨רַע
etzera
“{direct object marker} offspring”
- Transliteration
- et-ZE-ra
- Extended
- eht-ZEH-rah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈzɛ.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} offspring
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ZE-ra
- phraseyour reading level
et-ZE-ra BET yis-ra-EL
- clause
KI im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA va-a-SHER he-VI et-ZE-ra BET yis-ra-EL me-E-rets tsa-FO-na u-mik-KOL ha-a-ra-TSOT a-SHER hi-DAKH-tim SHAM
- sentence
KI im-KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA va-a-SHER he-VI et-ZE-ra BET yis-ra-EL me-E-rets tsa-FO-na u-mik-KOL ha-a-ra-TSOT a-SHER hi-DAKH-tim SHAM ve-yash-VU al-ad-ma-TAM
Root and etymology
z-r-ʿzayin–resh–ayin
“seed, offspring”
In context — Jeremiah 23:8
Rather, as long as the LORD lives—He who raised up and guided the seed of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from every region to which I had driven them—they shall reside in their own land.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 23:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־זֶ֨רַע (etzera) 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.23.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.8.W7.S1) and character.