Jeremiah 25:29:20Jer.25.29.W20TAB
הָאָ֔רֶץ
haarets
“the earth”
- Transliteration
- ha-A-rets
- Extended
- haa-AA-rehts
- IPA
- /haːˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- the earth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-A-rets
- phraseyour reading level
al-kol-yo-she-VE ha-A-rets
- clause
LO ti-na-KU KI KHE-rev a-NI ko-RE al-kol-yo-she-VE ha-A-rets ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
KI hi-NE va-IR a-SHER nik-RA-she-MI a-le-HA a-no-KHI me-KHEL le-ha-RA ve-a-TEM hi-na-KE ti-na-KU LO ti-na-KU KI KHE-rev a-NI ko-RE al-kol-yo-she-VE ha-A-rets ne-UM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The metaphorical sword qôrēʾ ḥereḇ {קֹרֵא חֶרֶב} ‘call a sword’ signals execution of judgment, directed ʿal kol yōšeḇê hā-ʾāreṣ {עַל־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ} ‘against all inhabitants of the earth.’
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–tzadi
“earth, land”
In context — Jeremiah 25:29
For behold, in the city that is called by My name, I am beginning to bring evil ; and you, shall you by any means be acquitted? You shall not be acquitted, for I am calling the sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 25:29:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Jeremiah 25:29, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֔רֶץ (haarets) 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.25.29.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.25.29.W20.S1) and character.