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
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets
- clause
va-tir-GAZ ha-A-rets va-te-HI le-kher-DAT e-lo-HIM
- 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 context — 1 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.