Psalm 17:11:8Ps.17.11.W8TAB
בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
baaretz
“to the earth”
- Transliteration
- ba-A-retz
- Extended
- baa-AH-retz
- IPA
- /baːˈʔaː.rɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the earth
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ba-A-retz
- phraseyour reading level
lin-TOT ba-A-retz
- clause
e-NE-heem ya-SHI-tu lin-TOT ba-A-retz
- sentence
a-shu-RE-nu a-TA sa-va-VO-ni se-VA-vu-nu e-NE-heem ya-SHI-tu lin-TOT ba-A-retz
Exegesis
The infinitive lintot {לִנְט֥וֹת | lintot} with baaretz {בָּאָֽרֶץ | bāʾāreṣ} expresses purpose of thrusting the psalmist down. Hebrew word order places completed encirclement before intent, emphasizing immediate threat ahead of its fatal aim.
Root and etymology
א־ר־ץ
“earth, land”
In context — Psalm 17:11
They have now surrounded us at every step of our path ; they have encircled us and set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 17:11, so the Hebrew word בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (baaretz) 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.17.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.11.W8.S1) and character.