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

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Result
בָּ + עִיר֙
ba + ir
bair

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-IR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.