1 Kings 18:42:101 Kgs.18.42.W10TAB
אַ֔רְצָה
artsa
“to the ground”
- Transliteration
- AR-tsa
- Extended
- AR-tsah
- IPA
- /ˈʔar.tsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the ground
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
AR-tsa
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-HAR AR-tsa
- clause
ve-e-li-YA-hu a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL va-yig-HAR AR-tsa va-ya-SEM pa-NAV BEN ve-re-KHU bir-KAV
- sentence
va-ya-a-LE akh-AV le-e-KHOL ve-lish-TOT ve-e-li-YA-hu a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL va-yig-HAR AR-tsa va-ya-SEM pa-NAV BEN ve-re-KHU bir-KAV
Exegesis
The directive form artzah {אַ֔רְצָה | ʾarṣāh} ‘to the ground’ emphasizes movement downward, intensifying the physical abasement.
In context — 1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and drink, and Elijah went up to the top of Carmel and crouched down to the ground and put his face between his knees .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:42:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 18:42, so the Hebrew word אַ֔רְצָה (artsa) 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.18.42.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.42.W10.S1) and character.