Numbers 32:7:8Num.32.7.W8TAB
אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ
elhaaretz
“into the land”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-A-retz
- Extended
- EHL-hah-AA-retz
- IPA
- /ʔelhaˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- into 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
el-ha-A-retz
- clause
me-a-VOR el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-TAN la-HEM Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-la-MAH te-ni-UN te-ni-UN ET-lev be-NEI yis-ra-EL me-a-VOR el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-TAN la-HEM Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional infinitive phrase mēʿăbōr ʾel hāʾāreṣ {מֵעֲבֹר אֶל־הָאָרֶץ | mê-ʿă-bōr ʾel hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘from passing over into the land’ marks purposeful movement.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-resh-tsade
“land, territory”
In context — Numbers 32:7
And why do you discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from crossing over into the land which the LORD has given to them?
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 32:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ (elhaaretz) 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.32.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.7.W8.S1) and character.