Jeremiah 16:3:15Jer.16.3.W15TAB

בָּאָ֥רֶץ

baarets

in the land

Transliteration
ba-A-rets
Extended
baa-AH-rehts
IPA
/baːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
in the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + אָ֥ + רֶץ
ba + a + rets
baarets

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
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

    ba-A-rets

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ba-A-rets ha-ZOT

  3. clause

    ve-al-i-mo-TAM ha-yol-de-VOT o-TAM ve-al-a-vo-TAM ha-mo-li-DIM o-TAM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT

  4. sentence

    KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-i-mo-TAM ha-yol-de-VOT o-TAM ve-al-a-vo-TAM ha-mo-li-DIM o-TAM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT

Exegesis

Spatial markers bamakom hazeh {בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה | bam-māqôm haz-zeh} ‘in this place’ and baarets hazot {בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת | bā-ʾāreṣ haz-zōṯ} ‘in this land’ anchor the pronouncement to particular and broader locations. The linear, repetitive structure underscores the comprehensive reach of the warning.

Root and etymology

earth, land

In contextJeremiah 16:3

For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and concerning their fathers who beget them in this land .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 16:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 16:3, so the Hebrew word בָּאָ֥רֶץ (baarets) 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.16.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.3.W15.S1) and character.