Joshua 21:2:4Josh.21.2.W4TAB
בְּאֶ֤רֶץ
beeretz
“in the land of”
- Transliteration
- be-E-retz
- Extended
- beh-EH-retz
- IPA
- /bəˈʔɛrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the land of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
be-E-retz
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-retz ke-na-AN
- clause
va-ye-dab-REU a-lei-HEM be-shi-LO be-E-retz ke-na-AN lei-MOR Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA be-YAD-MO-sheh la-TET-LA-nu a-RIM la-sha-VET
- sentence
va-ye-dab-REU a-lei-HEM be-shi-LO be-E-retz ke-na-AN lei-MOR Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA be-YAD-MO-sheh la-TET-LA-nu a-RIM la-sha-VET u-mig-re-shei-HEN liv-hemt-TE-nu
Exegesis
The locative phrase beshiloh beerets kenaan {בְּשִׁלֹה בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן | bĕ·šî·lôh bĕ·ʾe·rets kĕ·na·ʿan} situates the dialogue at Shiloh in Canaan, emphasizing cultic and territorial context.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“land, earth”
In context — Joshua 21:2
And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in and their pasturelands for our livestock.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 21:2, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶ֤רֶץ (beeretz) 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 Josh.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.2.W4.S1) and character.