Numbers 21:4:7Num.21.4.W7TAB
אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ
eterets
“the land of”
- Transliteration
- et-E-rets
- Extended
- EET-EH-retz
- IPA
- /ʔeːtˈʔɛrɛts/
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-rets
- phraseyour reading level
et-E-rets e-DOM
- clause
va-yis-U me-HOR ha-HAR DE-rekh yam-SUF lis-VOv et-E-rets e-DOM
- sentence
va-yis-U me-HOR ha-HAR DE-rekh yam-SUF lis-VOv et-E-rets e-DOM va-tik-TSAR NE-fesh-ha-AM ba-DA-rekh
Exegesis
The direct object marker et precedes eretz edom {אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֑וֹם | ʾet ʾerets ’ĕdôm}, identifying the territory to bypass.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-ṣ
“land, earth”
In context — Numbers 21:4
And they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Sea of Reeds to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became impatient on the way.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ (eterets) 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.21.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.4.W7.S1) and character.