1 Samuel 23:27:91 Sam.23.27.W9TAB

עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

alhaarets

against the land

Transliteration
al-ha-A-rets
Extended
ahl-haa-AH-rehts
IPA
/ʕal.haːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
against the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עַל + הָ + אָֽ + רֶץ׃
al + ha + a + rets
alhaarets

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
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

    al-ha-A-rets

  2. clause

    ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM al-ha-A-rets

  3. sentence

    u-mal-AKH BA el-sha-UL le-MOR ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM al-ha-A-rets

Exegesis

The noun pelishtim {פְלִשְׁתִּים | pəlî-šə-tîm} serves as agent, and the prepositional phrase al-ha-aretz {עַל־הָאָרֶץ | ʿal-hā-ʼā-reṣ} ‘upon the land’ designates the targeted territory. The sequence of perfect and imperative forms heightens the scene’s urgency.

Root and etymology

ʾ-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade

earth, land

In context1 Samuel 23:27

But a messenger came to Saul and said, “Hurry and go, for the Philistines are invading the land .”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 23:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 23:27, so the Hebrew word עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (alhaarets) 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.23.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.27.W9.S1) and character.