2 Chronicles 14:6:22 Chr.14.6.W2TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:5
עָרֵ֥י
are
“cities of”
- Transliteration
- a-RE
- Extended
- aa-REE
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-RE
- phraseyour reading level
a-RE me-tsu-RA
- clause
va-yiv-BEN a-RE me-tsu-RA bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yiv-BEN a-RE me-tsu-RA bi-ye-hu-DA ki-sha-ke-TA ha-A-rets ve-EN-I-mo mil-kha-MA ba-sha-NIM ha-E-le ki-he-NI-akh ye-ho-VAH LO
Exegesis
The construct phrase arei metsôrâ {עָרֵי מְצוֹרָה | ʿāre metsôrâ} ‘cities of fortification’ emphasizes Judah’s defensive infrastructure.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:6
And he built fortified cities in Judah because the land was at rest, and there was no war with him in those years, for the LORD gave him rest .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 14:6, so the Hebrew word עָרֵ֥י (are) 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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.6.W2.S1) and character.