1 Kings 14:12:71 Kgs.14.12.W7TAB
הָעִ֖ירָה
haira
“to the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-i-RA
- Extended
- haa-ih-RAA
- IPA
- /haː.ʕiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-i-RA
- clause
be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
- sentence
ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
Exegesis
Hairah {הָעִירָה | hāʿîrāh} uses the directional he to highlight entry into the city.
In context — 1 Kings 14:12
And as for you, arise and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 14:12, so the Hebrew word הָעִ֖ירָה (haira) 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.14.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.12.W7.S1) and character.