1 Samuel 14:15:111 Sam.14.15.W11TAB

הָאָ֔רֶץ

haarets

the earth

Transliteration
ha-A-rets
Extended
haa-AH-rehts
IPA
/haːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
the earth

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אָ֔ + רֶץ
ha + a + rets
haarets

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-A-rets

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets

  3. clause

    va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets va-te-HI le-kher-DAT e-lo-HIM

  4. sentence

    va-te-HI kha-ra-DA va-ma-kha-NE va-sa-DE u-ve-KHOL-ha-AM ha-mma-TSAV ve-ha-mma-shi-KHIT khar-DU gam-HE-ma va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets va-te-HI le-kher-DAT e-lo-HIM

Exegesis

The vav-consecutive imperfect vattirgaz {וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז | va-tir-gaz} ‘and it trembled’ portrays a cosmic reaction as haaretz {הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the land’ quakes.

Root and etymology

ʾ-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade

earth, land

In context1 Samuel 14:15

And panic came upon the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The outpost and the raiders trembled as well; the earth shook, and it became a panic from God .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:15, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֔רֶץ (haarets) 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 Sam.14.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.15.W11.S1) and character.