Numbers 32:4:8Num.32.4.W8TAB
אֶ֥רֶץ
eretz
“a land”
- Transliteration
- E-retz
- Extended
- EH-retz
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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 mik-NEH
- clause
ha-A-retz a-SHER hik-KA Ye-ho-VAH lif-NEI a-DAT yis-ra-EL E-retz mik-NEH hi
- sentence
ha-A-retz a-SHER hik-KA Ye-ho-VAH lif-NEI a-DAT yis-ra-EL E-retz mik-NEH hi ve-la-a-va-DE-kha mik-NEH
Exegesis
The equative construction eretz {אֶ֥רֶץ | ʾe-reṣ} ‘land’ + miqneh {מִקְנֶ֖ה | miq-nê} ‘livestock’ + hi {הִ֑וא | hî} ‘it is’ forms an identification clause.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-resh-tsade
“land, territory”
In context — Numbers 32:4
The land which the LORD struck down before the assembly of Israel is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 32:4, 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.32.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.4.W8.S1) and character.