Numbers 13:2:4Num.13.2.W4TAB
אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ
eteretz
“the land of”
- Transliteration
- ET-e-RETZ
- Extended
- EET-eh-RETZ
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land of
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-e-RETZ
- phraseyour reading level
ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN
- clause
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} directly associates the mission with eretz kenaʿan {אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן | ʾereṣ kənāʿān} ‘land of Canaan’.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Resh-Tsade
“land, earth”
In context — Numbers 13:2
Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 13:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ (eteretz) 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 Num.13.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.2.W4.S1) and character.