Genesis 49:30:7Gen.49.30.W7TAB
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
beerets
“in the land”
- Transliteration
- be-E-rets
- Extended
- beh-EH-rets
- IPA
- /bəˈʔɛ.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-E-rets
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-rets ke-NA-an
- clause
bam-me-a-RA a-SHER bis-DE ham-makh-pe-LA a-SHER al-pe-nei-mam-RE be-E-rets ke-NA-an
- sentence
bam-me-a-RA a-SHER bis-DE ham-makh-pe-LA a-SHER al-pe-nei-mam-RE be-E-rets ke-NA-an a-SHER ka-NA av-ra-HAM et-has-sa-DE me-ET ef-RON ha-khit-TI la-a-khu-ZAT-ka-ver
Exegesis
The setting expands to a regional scope with be'erets Kena'an {בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן | bə-ʾe-reṣ kə-na-ʿan}.
In context — Genesis 49:30
In the cave located within the field of Machpelah, before Mamre in the land of Canaan—this is the field that Abraham acquired from Ephron the Hittite as a burial possession .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 49:30, 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.49.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.30.W7.S1) and character.