Joshua 22:24:5Josh.22.24.W5TAB
אֶת־זֹ֖את
etzot
“this thing”
- Transliteration
- ET-ZOT
- Extended
- EET-ZOHT
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.zˈoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- this thing
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ET-ZOT
- phraseyour reading level
a-si-NU ET-ZOT
- clause
ve-IM-LO mid-de-a-GAH mid-da-VAR a-si-NU ET-ZOT le-MOR
- sentence
ve-IM-LO mid-de-a-GAH mid-da-VAR a-si-NU ET-ZOT le-MOR ma-KHAR yo-am-RU ve-ney-KHEM le-va-NEI-nu le-MOR ma-la-KHEM ve-la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The perfect asinu {עָשִׂינוּ | ʻā-sî-nū} ‘we have done’ indicates completed action, with et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking zot {זֹאת | zōṯ} as its object.
In context — Joshua 22:24
No, we did this out of concern about a matter, saying, “In days to come your sons may say to our sons, ‘What is it to you and to the LORD , the God of Israel?’”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־זֹ֖את (etzot) 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.22.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.24.W5.S1) and character.