1 Kings 14:24:31 Kgs.14.24.W3TAB
בָאָ֑רֶץ
vaarets
“in the land”
- Transliteration
- va-A-rets
- Extended
- vaa-AA-rehts
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA va-A-rets
- clause
ve-GAM-ka-DESH ha-YA va-A-rets
- sentence
ve-GAM-ka-DESH ha-YA va-A-rets a-SU ke-KHOL ha-to-a-VOt ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH mip-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The existential verb hayah {הָיָ֣ה | hā-yāh} ‘there was’ together with the locative phrase ba’aretz {בָאָ֑רֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘in the land’ establishes the setting.
In context — 1 Kings 14:24
And also there were male cult prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD had driven out before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 14:24, so the Hebrew word בָאָ֑רֶץ (vaarets) 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 1 Kgs.14.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.24.W3.S1) and character.