Numbers 13:32:3Num.13.32.W3TAB
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
haaretz
“of the land”
- Transliteration
- ha-A-retz
- Extended
- hah-AA-retz
- IPA
- /haːˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the land
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-retz
- phraseyour reading level
di-BAT ha-A-retz
- clause
va-yo-TSI-u di-BAT ha-A-retz a-SHER ta-RU o-TAH el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
va-yo-TSI-u di-BAT ha-A-retz a-SHER ta-RU o-TAH el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR ha-A-retz a-SHER a-var-NU BAH la-TUR o-TAH E-retz o-KHE-let yosh-ve-HA HU ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-ra-I-nu be-to-KHA an-SHEI mi-DOT
Exegesis
The construct dibbat ha’aretz {דִּבַּת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | dib-bat hā-’ā-reṣ} serves as the direct object, defining the report as malicious.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Resh-Tsade
“land, earth”
In context — Numbers 13:32
And they brought out a slanderous report of the land which they had spied out to the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we have passed through to scout it out is a land devouring its inhabitants , and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of great stature .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 13:32, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (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.13.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.32.W3.S1) and character.