Jeremiah 20:11:4Jer.20.11.W4TAB
עָרִ֔יץ
arits
“a ruthless one or a terror”
- Transliteration
- a-RITS
- Extended
- aa-RIHTS
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈriːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- a ruthless one or a terror
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-RITS
- phraseyour reading level
ke-gib-BOR a-RITS
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The simile introduced by kə {כְּ | kə} ‘like’ uses the noun gibbōr {גִּבּוֹר | gibbôr} ‘mighty one’ and adjective ʿā-rîṣ {עָרִיץ | ʿā-rîṣ} ‘terrible one’ to intensify the LORD’s power.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-ṣAyin–Resh–Tsade
“terrify”
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word עָרִ֔יץ (arits) 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.20.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W4.S1) and character.