Jeremiah 17:4:9Jer.17.4.W9TAB

בָּאָ֖רֶץ

baarets

in the land

Transliteration
ba-A-rets
Extended
baa-AH-rehts
IPA
/baːˈʔaː.rɛts/

Meaning by language

English
in the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + אָ֖ + 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. clause

    ve-sha-MAT-ta u-ve-KHA min-na-kha-LAT-kha a-SHER na-TAT-ti LAKH ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha et-OI-ve-kha ba-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta

  3. sentence

    ve-sha-MAT-ta u-ve-KHA min-na-kha-LAT-kha a-SHER na-TAT-ti LAKH ve-ha-a-vad-TI-kha et-OI-ve-kha ba-A-rets a-SHER lo-ya-DAT-ta ki-ESH ke-dakh-TEM be-a-PI ad-O-lam tu-KAD

Exegesis

The relative clause asher loyadata {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדָעְתָּ | ʾă-šer lō-yā-ḏaʿ-tā} modifies baaretz {בָּאָרֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ}, emphasizing exile’s unfamiliarity.

In contextJeremiah 17:4

And you shall let go of your inheritance which I gave you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land you did not know because you kindled a fire in my anger , and it shall burn forever.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word בָּאָ֖רֶץ (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.17.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.4.W9.S1) and character.