2 Chronicles 12:16:52 Chr.12.16.W5TAB
בְּעִ֣יר
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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Word in context
- word
be-IR
- phraseyour reading level
be-IR da-VID
- clause
va-yish-KAV re-kha-VAM IM-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV re-kha-VAM IM-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA ve-NO ta-khe-TAV
Exegesis
The compound b’ir David {בְּעִיר דָּוִיד | bə-‘îr Dāwîḏ} 'in the city of David' specifies the burial locale in Jerusalem.
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son became king in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 12:16, so the Hebrew word בְּעִ֣יר (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 2 Chr.12.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.16.W5.S1) and character.