Psalm 16:3:2Ps.16.3.W2TAB

אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֣רֶץ

asherbaaretz

who are in the land

Transliteration
a-SHER-BA-A-retz
Extended
a-SHER-BAA-AH-retz
IPA
/ʔăˈʃɛr.baːˈʔaːrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
who are in the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֲ + שֶׁר + בָּ + אָ֣ + רֶץ
a + sher + ba + a + retz
asherbaaretz

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
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

    a-SHER-BA-A-retz

  2. clause

    lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma

  3. sentence

    lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma ve-ad-di-REI KOL-KHEF-tsi-VAM

Exegesis

The relative marker asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾăšer} attaches to ba’aretz {בָּאָ֣רֶץ | bāʾāreṣ}, situating them geographically.

In contextPsalm 16:3

The holy ones who are in the land indeed are the noble ones ; all my delight is in them.

About this coordinate

Psalm 16:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 16:3, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֣רֶץ (asherbaaretz) 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 Ps.16.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.3.W2.S1) and character.