1 Chronicles 18:8:31 Chr.18.8.W3TAB
עָרֵ֣י
are
“cities of”
- Transliteration
- a-RE
- Extended
- aa-REE
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-RE
- phraseyour reading level
a-RE ha-dad-E-zer
- clause
u-mit-TIV-khat u-mik-KUN a-RE ha-dad-E-zer la-KAKH da-VID ne-KHO-shet rab-BA me-OD
- sentence
u-mit-TIV-khat u-mik-KUN a-RE ha-dad-E-zer la-KAKH da-VID ne-KHO-shet rab-BA me-OD BA a-SA she-lo-MO et-YAM han-ne-KHO-shet ve-et-ha-am-mu-DIM ve-ET ke-LE han-ne-KHO-shet
Exegesis
Next, the construct arei {עָרֵי | ʿā-rê} ‘cities of’ links to Hadadezer {הֲדַדְעֶזֶר | ḥă-dă-ḏə-ʿê-zêr} in a genitive relationship.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:8
And from Tivchat and from Kun, cities of Hadadezer, David took an abundance of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the bronze vessels .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 18:8, so the Hebrew word עָרֵ֣י (are) 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.18.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.8.W3.S1) and character.