Jeremiah 15:14:3Jer.15.14.W3TAB

בְּאֶ֖רֶץ

beerets

in a land

Transliteration
be-E-rets
Extended
beh-EH-rehts
IPA
/bəˈʔɛrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
in a land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + אֶ֖ + רֶץ
be + e + rets
beerets

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-E-rets

  2. clause

    ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta ki-ESH kod-KHA ve-a-PI a-lei-KHEM tu-KAD

Exegesis

The phrase beʾerets lo yadata {בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא יָדַעְתָּ | ḇə-ʾe-reṣ lōʾ yā-ḏaʿ-tā} ‘in a land you have not known’ highlights the absolute unfamiliarity of the exilic destination.

In contextJeremiah 15:14

And I will make you serve your enemies in a land you have not known, for a fire has been kindled in My anger , and it shall burn upon you.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 15:14, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (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 Jer.15.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.14.W3.S1) and character.