1 Chronicles 15:1:31 Chr.15.1.W3TAB
בְּעִ֣יר
beir
“in the city of”
- Transliteration
- be-IR
- Extended
- beh-EER
- IPA
- /bəˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the city of
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
be-IR
- phraseyour reading level
be-IR da-VID
- clause
va-ya-AS-lo va-TIM be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-ya-AS-lo va-TIM be-IR da-VID va-ya-KHEN ma-KOM la-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-YET-lo O-hel
Exegesis
The locative phrase bəʿîr Dāwīḏ {בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד | bəʿîr Dāwīḏ} ‘in the city of David’ situates the action.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:1
David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he set in order a place for the ark of God , and he spread a tent over it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:1, so the Hebrew word בְּעִ֣יר (beir) 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 1 Chr.15.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.1.W3.S1) and character.