Numbers 22:5:8Num.22.5.W8TAB
אֶ֥רֶץ
eretz
“in the land”
- Transliteration
- E-retz
- Extended
- EH-retz
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
E-retz
- phraseyour reading level
E-retz be-NEI-am-MO
- clause
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-bil-AM ben-be-OR pe-to-RAH a-SHER al-ha-na-HAR E-retz be-NEI-am-MO lik-RO-LO le-MOR hi-NEH AM ya-TSA mi-mits-RA-yim hi-NEH kis-SAH et-EIN ha-A-retz ve-HU yo-SHEV mi-mu-LI
Exegesis
The construct chain ʾereṣ bənê ʿammō {אֶ֥רֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמּ֖וֹ | ʾereṣ bənê ʿammō} “land of the sons of his people” indicates geographic belonging.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-resh-tsade
“land”
In context — Numbers 22:5
And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor by the river in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land , and it is dwelling across from me .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 22:5, so the Hebrew word אֶ֥רֶץ (eretz) 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.22.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.5.W8.S1) and character.