כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת

   ka-ZA-yit

   like the olive tree
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת

   ve-yash-LEKH ka-ZA-yit

   and he will throw down like the olive tree
3. clause🔊 וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת נִצָּתֽוֹ׃

   ve-yash-LEKH ka-ZA-yit ni-TSAT-o

   and he will throw down like the olive tree its blossom
4. sentence🔊 יַחְמֹ֣ כַּגֶּ֣פֶן בִּסְר֑וֹ וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת נִצָּתֽוֹ׃

   yakh-MOS ka-GE-fen bis-RO ve-yash-LEKH ka-ZA-yit ni-TSAT-o

   he will strip off like the vine its unripe fruit and he will throw down like the olive tree its blossom

Exegesis

The conjunction v in veyashlekh {וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ | wə-yašlēḵ} links the second clause, where kazayit {כַּזַּיִת | kaz-zayiṯ} ‘like an olive tree’ parallels the structure and nitsato {נִצָּתֽוֹ | niṣṣātô} ‘its blossom,’ emphasizing the early stripping of budding growth. English renderings align verb-image pairing: formal retains Hebrew closeness, dynamic smooths syntax for clarity while preserving parallelism.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ז־י־תzayin–yod–tav

“olive”

• 🔊 זַיִתzayiṯoliveDeuteronomy 8:8