Joshua 14:5:10Josh.14.5.W10TAB
אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
ethaaretz
“the land”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-A-retz
- Extended
- EET-hah-AA-retz
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt haˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-A-retz
- clause
va-yakh-le-KU ET-ha-A-retz
- sentence
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH ET-MO-sheh KEN a-SU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yakh-le-KU ET-ha-A-retz
Exegesis
The repeated et-markers delineate direct objects clearly, and the definite article on ha'aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the land’ underscores its specificity.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–r–ṣ
“land, earth”
In context — Joshua 14:5
Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so did the sons of Israel, and they divided the land .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 14:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (ethaaretz) 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 Josh.14.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.5.W10.S1) and character.