1 Samuel 20:6:111 Sam.20.6.W11TAB
עִיר֑וֹ
iro
“his city”
- Transliteration
- i-RO
- Extended
- ih-ROH
- IPA
- /ʕiːˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
i-RO
- clause
IM-pa-KOD yif-ke-DE-ni a-VI-kha ve-a-MAR-ta nish-OL nish-AL mim-ME-ni da-VID la-RUTS be-VET-le-khem i-RO
- sentence
IM-pa-KOD yif-ke-DE-ni a-VI-kha ve-a-MAR-ta nish-OL nish-AL mim-ME-ni da-VID la-RUTS be-VET-le-khem i-RO KI ZE-vakh ha-ya-MIM SHAM le-KHOL-ha-mish-pa-KHA
Exegesis
The construct beit-lechem iro {בֵּית־לֶחֶם עִירוֹ | bêṯ-le-ḥem ’î-rô} names the destination and possessive city.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:6
If your father misses me at all, then say, “David earnestly asked leave from me to run to Bethlehem, his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for the whole clan.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 20:6, so the Hebrew word עִיר֑וֹ (iro) 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.20.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.6.W11.S1) and character.