1 Kings 14:11:31 Kgs.14.11.W3TAB
בָּעִיר֙
bair
“in the city”
- Transliteration
- ba-IR
- Extended
- baa-IHR
- IPA
- /baˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ba-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR
- clause
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM
- sentence
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM KI Ye-ho-VAH di-BER
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases le-Yaroba‘am {לְיָרָבְעָם | lə-yā-rā-bə-‘ām} and ba-‘ir {בָּעִיר | ba-‘îr} specify lineage and location.
In context — 1 Kings 14:11
The one who dies of Jeroboam in the city will be eaten by the dogs ; and the one who dies in the field will be eaten by the bird of the heavens—for the LORD has spoken.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word בָּעִיר֙ (bair) 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 Kgs.14.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W3.S1) and character.