Genesis 16:3:12Gen.16.3.W12TAB
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
beerets
“in the land of”
- Transliteration
- be-E-rets
- Extended
- beh-EH-rets
- IPA
- /bə.ˈʔɛ.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
be-E-rets
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-rets ke-na-AN
- clause
va-tik-KAKH sa-RAI e-shet-av-RAM et-ha-GAR ham-mits-RIT shif-kha-TAH mik-KETS E-ser sha-NIM le-SHE-vet av-RAM be-E-rets ke-na-AN
- sentence
va-tik-KAKH sa-RAI e-shet-av-RAM et-ha-GAR ham-mits-RIT shif-kha-TAH mik-KETS E-ser sha-NIM le-SHE-vet av-RAM be-E-rets ke-na-AN va-tit-TEN o-TAH le-av-RAM i-SHAH LO le-ish-SHA
Exegesis
The temporal frame miqets eser shanim le-shevet Avram be-erets Kena'an {מִקֵּץ עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים לְשֶׁ֥בֶת אַבְרָ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן} functions as a circumstantial clause “after ten years of Abram’s dwelling in Canaan,” with miqets establishing the end point and the infinitive construct governing residence.
Root and etymology
b-r-ʾbet–resh–aleph
“to dig, to clarify”
In context — Genesis 16:3
So Sarai, Abram’s wife, after ten years had passed since Abram had settled in the land of Canaan, took Hagar the Egyptian, her maidservant , and gave her to Abram her husband as his wife .
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 16:3, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (beerets) 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.16.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.3.W12.S1) and character.