Deuteronomy 14:2:18Deut.14.2.W18TAB

הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

haadama

the earth

Transliteration
ha-a-da-MA
Extended
hah-ah-da-MAA
IPA
/ha.ʔadaˈmaː/

Meaning by language

English
the earth

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֲ + דָ + מָֽה׃
ha + a + da + ma
haadama

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-a-da-MA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA

  3. clause

    u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA

  4. sentence

    KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA

Exegesis

Segullâh {סְגֻלָּה | sə-gul-lâh} ‘treasured possession’ then defines the status granted, and the comparative mikkōl ha-’ammîm ’ăšer ’al-pə-nê hā-’ăḏāmâh {מִכֹּל הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר עַל-פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה | mi-kol hā-’ammîm ’ă-šer ’al-pə-nê hā-’ăḏāmâh} ‘from all the peoples that on the face of the earth’ limits the scope of election, underscoring Israel’s distinctiveness by divine prerogative.

In contextDeuteronomy 14:2

For you are a holy people to the LORD your God , and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 14:2:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Deuteronomy 14:2, so the Hebrew word הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (haadama) 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 Deut.14.2.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W18.S1) and character.