Numbers 14:9:7Num.14.9.W7TAB
הָאָ֔רֶץ
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
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
et-AM ha-A-retz
- clause
AKH ba-ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-a-TEM al-ti-RE-u et-AM ha-A-retz KI lakh-ME-nu HEM
- sentence
AKH ba-ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-a-TEM al-ti-RE-u et-AM ha-A-retz KI lakh-ME-nu HEM SAR tsil-LAM me-a-le-HEM va-ye-ho-VAH it-TA-nu al-ti-ra-UM
Exegesis
The direct object phrase et-am {אֶת־עַם | ʾet-ʿam} introduces “the people,” followed by ha-aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾāreṣ} “of the land.”
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Resh-Ṣade
“land”
In context — Numbers 14:9
Surely, do not rebel against the LORD , and do not fear the people of the land, for they are our bread . Their shadow has departed from over them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 14:9, so the Hebrew word הָאָ֔רֶץ (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.14.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.9.W7.S1) and character.