Jeremiah 14:4:2Jer.14.4.W2TAB
הָאֲדָמָה֙
haadama
“the ground”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-da-MA
- Extended
- haa-ah-dah-MAA
- IPA
- /haːʔăðaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ground
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-a-da-MA
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA
- clause
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets
- sentence
ba-a-VUR ha-a-da-MA kha-TA KI lo-HA-ya GE-shem ba-A-rets BO-shu i-ka-RIM kha-FU ro-SHAM
Exegesis
The definite noun ha-adamah {הָאֲדָמָה֙ | hā-ʾă-ḏā-māh} ‘the ground’ serves as the subject of the Qal perfect verb khattah {חַ֔תָּה | ḥat-tāh} ‘is dried up,’ personifying the land’s condition.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-maleph–dalet–mem
“soil, ground”
In context — Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is cracked and dismayed, since there was no rain in the land, the farmers were ashamed; they covered their heads.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word הָאֲדָמָה֙ (haadama) 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 Jer.14.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.4.W2.S1) and character.