me.khu.rah denotes a people’s or place’s point of origin, whether ancestral or territorial.

The two occurrences describe origin in relation to a people and its land: Jerusalem’s ancestry is traced to Canaan in Ezekiel 16:3, while Egypt is brought back to the land identified as its origin in Ezekiel 29:14.

1. Ancestral or territorial point of origin · dominant

   In Ezekiel 16:3, the plural construct form occurs in the statement about Jerusalem, whose father is called an Amorite and mother a Hittite; the APB renders the clause, "Your origins and your relatives come from the land of the Canaanite." In Ezekiel 29:14, the singular construct form identifies Pathros as the land to which Egypt is returned; the APB renders it "the land of their origin."

   Ezekiel 16:3Ezekiel 29:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "origins" in Ezekiel 16:3 and "origin" in Ezekiel 29:14. These renderings confirm the verses’ overall presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the term.