Isaiah 14:21:8Isa.14.21.W8TAB
אָ֔רֶץ
arets
“the earth”
- Transliteration
- A-rets
- Extended
- AA-rehts
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the earth
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 | |
| 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
A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets
- clause
bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
- sentence
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
Exegesis
Their objects are aretz {אָ֔רֶץ | ʾā-reṣ} “land” and penei-tevel {פְּנֵֽי־תֵבֵ֖ל | pə-nê ṯē-vêl} “face of the world.”
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“land, earth”
In context — Isaiah 14:21
Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers, so that they may not rise up and take possession of the land, and so that they may not cover the face of the world with cities.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 14:21, so the Hebrew word אָ֔רֶץ (arets) 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 Isa.14.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.21.W8.S1) and character.