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
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
- clause
ve-ha-a-var-TI et-O-ye-VE-kha be-E-rets LO ya-DA-ta
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.