1 Kings 15:24:61 Kgs.15.24.W6TAB
בְּעִ֖יר
beir
“in the city of”
- Transliteration
- be-IR
- Extended
- beh-EER
- IPA
- /bəˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the city of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-IR
- clause
va-yish-KAV a-SA im-a-VO-tav va-yik-ka-VER im-a-VO-tav be-IR da-VID a-VIV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-SA im-a-VO-tav va-yik-ka-VER im-a-VO-tav be-IR da-VID a-VIV va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The second clause employs wayyikkāḇēr {וַיִּקָּבֵר | wayyikkāḇēr} ‘was buried,’ reusing the same prepositional phrase; the adjunct bə-ʿîr Dāwīḏ {בְּעִיר דָּוִד | bə-ʿîr Dāwīḏ} ‘in the city of David’ locates the royal sepulcher.
In context — 1 Kings 15:24
Asa lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:24, so the Hebrew word בְּעִ֖יר (beir) 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.15.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.24.W6.S1) and character.