1 Kings 20:2:51 Kgs.20.2.W5TAB
הָעִֽירָה׃
haira
“to the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-i-RA
- Extended
- haa-ih-RAA
- IPA
- /haːʕiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the city
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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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Word in context
- word
ha-i-RA
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-e-khim el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ha-i-RA
Exegesis
The term ha’irah {הָעִֽירָה׃ | hā-ʼī-rāh} with its directive he-suffix conveys movement into the city. English mirrors the Hebrew sequence by placing the verb first, uses apposition for “Ahab, the king of Israel,” and renders the directional nuance as “into the city,” accurately reflecting the Hebrew syntax and semantics.
Root and etymology
ʻayin-yod-resh’-y-r
“city”
In context — 1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word הָעִֽירָה׃ (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.20.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.2.W5.S1) and character.