Jeremiah 49:21:3Jer.49.21.W3TAB
רָעֲשָׁ֖ה
raasha
“it trembled”
- Transliteration
- ra-a-SHA
- Extended
- raa-ah-SHAH
- IPA
- /raː.ʕăˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it trembled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-a-SHA
- clause
mik-KOL nif-LAM ra-a-SHA ha-A-rets
- sentence
mik-KOL nif-LAM ra-a-SHA ha-A-rets tse-a-KA be-YAM-SUF nish-me-A ko-LA
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb raashah {רָעֲשָׁה | rā-ʿă-šāh} ‘it quaked’ precedes its subject haaretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the earth’ (V–S order), emphasising cosmic disturbance.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-shrêš–ʿayin–šin
“to quake, shake”
In context — Jeremiah 49:21
From the sound of their fall , the earth quaked; a cry—at the Sea of Reeds , her voice was heard.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 49:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 49:21, so the Hebrew word רָעֲשָׁ֖ה (raasha) 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.49.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.49.21.W3.S1) and character.