Leviticus 11:4:2Lev.11.4.W2TAB
אֶת־זֶה֙
etzeh
“this”
- Transliteration
- et-ZEH
- Extended
- eht-ZEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈzɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ZEH
- phraseyour reading level
AKH et-ZEH
- clause
AKH et-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA
- sentence
AKH et-ZEH LO to-akh-LU mi-ma-a-LEI ha-ge-RAH u-mi-maf-ri-SEI ha-par-SA et-ha-ga-MAL ki-ma-a-LE ge-RAH HU u-par-SA ei-ne-NU maf-RIS ta-MEH HU la-KHEM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} plus demonstrative zeh {זֶה֙ | zēh} ‘this’ specifies the category of prohibition.
In context — Leviticus 11:4
But of these you shall not eat those that chew the cud or those that split the hoof. The camel, because it chews the cud but its hoof is not split, is unclean for you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 11:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 11:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־זֶה֙ (etzeh) 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 Lev.11.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.11.4.W2.S1) and character.