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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-BA-A-retz
- clause
lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma
- 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 context — Psalm 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.