1 Samuel 20:29:81 Sam.20.29.W8TAB
בָּעִ֖יר
bair
“in the city”
- Transliteration
- ba-IR
- Extended
- baa-EER
- IPA
- /baːˈʕiːr/
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
LA-nu ba-IR
- clause
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The infinitival la‘ăṣōṯ ’ōlāh {לַעֲשֹׂת עֹלָה | la‘ă·ṣōṯ ’ō·lāh} “to perform a sacrifice” expresses purpose, with ba‘îr {בָּעִיר | ba·‘îr} “in the city” marking location.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:29
And he said, “Let me go, please, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word בָּעִ֖יר (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 Sam.20.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W8.S1) and character.