Joshua 22:19:3Josh.22.19.W3TAB
אֶ֣רֶץ
eretz
“the land”
- Transliteration
- E-retz
- Extended
- EH-retz
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛrɛts/
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
E-retz
- phraseyour reading level
E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem
- clause
ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu
- sentence
ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
Exegesis
The construct chain eretz achuzatchem {אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם | ʾēreṣ ʾăḥûzaṯ-kəm} ‘land in your possession’ employs a feminine singular construct plus suffix to denote ownership.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“land”
In context — Joshua 22:19
But if the land in your possession is unclean, then cross into the land of the LORD where the tabernacle of the LORD stands, and take a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 22:19, so the Hebrew word אֶ֣רֶץ (eretz) 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.22.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.19.W3.S1) and character.