גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

   giz-E-vo

   his stump
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

   ya-MUT giz-E-vo

   he dies his stump
3. clause🔊 וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

   u-ve-a-FAR ya-MUT giz-E-vo

   and in the dust he dies his stump
4. sentence🔊 אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

   im-yaz-KIN ba-A-rets SHAR-she-vo u-ve-a-FAR ya-MUT giz-E-vo

   if he grows old in the earth his root and in the dust he dies his stump

Exegesis

The possessive suffixes in shorsho {שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ | šā-rə-šô} ‘its root’ and gizo {גִּזְעֽוֹ | giz-ʿô} ‘its stump’ tightly bind the parts to a single implied subject (the tree), preparing for the contrast that follows in the next verse. English renders the Hebrew sequence with “Even if/Even when” and trailing punctuation to reflect that this line is intentionally incomplete on its own, functioning as the setup for the ensuing outcome.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ג־ז־עGimel–Zayin–Ayin

“trunk, stump”