1 Chronicles 19:9:71 Chr.19.9.W7TAB
הָעִ֑יר
hair
“the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-IR
- Extended
- haa-EER
- IPA
- /haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
PE-takh ha-IR
- clause
va-ye-tsu be-NE a-MON va-ya-a-re-khu mil-kha-ma PE-takh ha-IR
- sentence
va-ye-tsu be-NE a-MON va-ya-a-re-khu mil-kha-ma PE-takh ha-IR ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-sher-BA-u le-vad-DAM ba-sa-DE
Exegesis
The locative phrase pəṭaḥ hā’ir {פֶּתַח הָעִיר | pəṭaḥ hā’ir} sets the strategic site.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-r
“city, fortress”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:9
The sons of Ammon went out and drew up for battle at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come stood by themselves in the field.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 19:9, so the Hebrew word הָעִ֑יר (hair) 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.19.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.9.W7.S1) and character.