Genesis 18:2:15Gen.18.2.W15TAB
אָֽרְצָה׃
artsa
“to the ground”
- Transliteration
- ar-TSA
- Extended
- ahr-TSAA
- IPA
- /ʔaːr.ˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the ground
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-TSA
- clause
va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
- sentence
va-yis-SA e-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-NEH she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
Exegesis
The locative phrase mippetach haohel {מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל | mip-pe-taḥ hā-ʾō-hel} “from the entrance of the tent” situates the action at the threshold of Abraham’s dwelling, and vayishtachu artsah {וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אָֽרְצָה | way-yiš-ta-ḥû ʾā-rə-ṣāh} “and he bowed down to the ground” uses the Hitpael stem to convey full humility in his greeting.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade
“earth, land”
In context — Genesis 18:2
And he lifted his eyes and saw; behold, three men were standing near him. As soon as he perceived them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 18:2, so the Hebrew word אָֽרְצָה׃ (artsa) 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.18.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.2.W15.S1) and character.