Genesis 14:19:9Gen.14.19.W9TAB
וָאָֽרֶץ׃
vaarets
“and earth”
- Transliteration
- va-A-rets
- Extended
- vah-AA-rets
- IPA
- /waː.ˈʔaː.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- and earth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
va-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- clause
ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- sentence
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu va-yo-MAR ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The participle koneh {קֹנֵה | qō-nê} ‘possessor’ attributes ongoing ownership to the meristic pair shamayim va'arets {שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ | šā-ma-yim wā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘heaven and earth’, denoting cosmic fullness. In English, the rendering smooths Hebrew word order while maintaining the focus on blessing and divine sovereignty through carefully chosen participial and possessive expressions.
In context — Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said, “May Abram be blessed by God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 14:19, so the Hebrew word וָאָֽרֶץ׃ (vaarets) 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 Gen.14.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.19.W9.S1) and character.