Psalm 19:4:1Ps.19.4.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:5
בְּכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץ
bekholhaaretz
“in all the earth”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-ha-A-retz
- Extended
- beh-KHOHL-ha-AA-rehts
- IPA
- /bəˈxol.haˈʔaːrɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in all the earth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOL-ha-A-retz
- sentence
be-KHOL-ha-A-retz ya-TSA ka-VAM u-vik-TSE te-VEL mil-LE-hem la-SHE-mesh SAM-O-hel ba-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the universal prepositional phrase be-khol ha-aretz {בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ | bə-khāl hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘throughout the earth,’ establishing cosmic scope.
In context — Psalm 19:4
Their line goes out throughout the earth, and their words reach to the ends of the world. In them He has set a tent for the sun.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:4, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־הָאָ֗רֶץ (bekholhaaretz) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.4.W1.S1) and character.