Numbers 15:41:7Num.15.41.W7TAB
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
meeretz
“from the land”
- Transliteration
- me-E-retz
- Extended
- meh-EH-retz
- IPA
- /meˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
me-E-retz
- phraseyour reading level
me-E-retz mits-RA-yim
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER ho-tse-TI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER ho-tse-TI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The phrase me'erets mitsrayim {מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם | mê-ʾe-reṣ mits-ra-yyim} is translated ‘from the land of Egypt’ to preserve territorial nuance, and the Hifil voice is retained in ‘brought out’ while the infinitive expresses purpose.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“land; earth”
In context — Numbers 15:41
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:41:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 15:41, so the Hebrew word מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (meeretz) 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.15.41.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.41.W7.S1) and character.