Judges 13:20:16Judg.13.20.W16TAB
אָֽרְצָה׃
artsea
“to the ground”
- Transliteration
- AR-tse-a
- Extended
- AAR-tseh-ah
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːr.tsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the ground
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
AR-tse-a
- clause
u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase ʿal-pənêhêm ʾorṣâh {עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם אָרְצָה | ʿal-pənêhêm ʾorṣâh} “on their faces to the ground” uses the directional he to convey total submission. The translation retains the Hebraic sequence and highlights the parallelism between the flame and the divine presence.
In context — Judges 13:20
When the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended within the altar’s flame. Manoah and his wife watched, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 13:20, so the Hebrew word אָֽרְצָה׃ (artsea) 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 Judg.13.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.20.W16.S1) and character.