Isaiah 23:13:2Isa.23.13.W2TAB
אֶ֣רֶץ
erets
“land”
- Transliteration
- E-rets
- Extended
- EH-rehts
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- land
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
E-rets
- phraseyour reading level
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM
- clause
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM
- sentence
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM he-ki-MU be-khi-NA-yv va-khu-NA-yv o-re-RU ar-me-no-TE-ha sa-MA le-map-pe-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the discourse marker hen {הֵן | hên} ‘behold,’ introducing attention to eretz kasdim {אֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים | ʾe-reṣ ka-sə-dîm} ‘land of the Chaldeans.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-ṣaleph–resh–tsade
“land, ground”
In context — Isaiah 23:13
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans —this people did not exist; Assyria founded it for desert creatures, they set up its watchtowers, they stripped her palaces , and made it a ruin.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word אֶ֣רֶץ (erets) 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.23.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.13.W2.S1) and character.