2 Samuel 14:33:122 Sam.14.33.W12TAB
אַ֖רְצָה
artse
“to the ground”
- Transliteration
- AR-tse
- Extended
- AAR-tseh
- IPA
- /ˈʔar.tsɔː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
AR-tse
- clause
va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-VO yo-AV el-ha-ME-lekh va-yag-GED-lo va-yik-RA el-av-sha-LOM va-ya-VO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yish-ta-KHU LO al-a-PAV AR-tse lif-NE ha-ME-lekh va-yish-SAK ha-ME-lekh le-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The chain ’al-’appāyw ’arṣâh {עַל־אַפָּיו אַרְצָה | ’al-’appāyw ’arṣâh} “upon his face to the ground” employs layered prepositions and a directional suffix to depict full prostration, reinforcing submission.
Root and etymology
’-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade
“earth”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:33
So Joab came to the king and told him; then he called for Absalom, and he came to the king and bowed himself with his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word אַ֖רְצָה (artse) 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 2 Sam.14.33.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.33.W12.S1) and character.