Numbers 13:25:3Num.13.25.W3TAB

הָאָ֑רֶץ

haaretz

the land

Transliteration
ha-A-retz
Extended
hah-AA-retz
IPA
/haːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אָ֑ + רֶץ
ha + a + retz
haaretz

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-A-retz

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mi-TUR ha-A-retz

  3. clause

    va-ya-SHU-vu mi-TUR ha-A-retz

  4. sentence

    va-ya-SHU-vu mi-TUR ha-A-retz mi-KETS ar-ba-IM YOM

Exegesis

Ha-ʼā-reṣ {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʼā-reṣ} ‘the land’ is a definite noun, specifying the promised territory.

Root and etymology

Rootaleph resh tsade

land, territory

In contextNumbers 13:25

And they returned from exploring the land at the end of forty days .

About this coordinate

Numbers 13:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 13:25, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֑רֶץ (haaretz) 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 Num.13.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.25.W3.S1) and character.