בְּעָרֵ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּעָרֵ֥י

   be-a-RE

   in the cities of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

   be-a-RE ye-hu-DA

   in the cities of Judah
3. clause🔊 לְלַמֵּ֖ד בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

   le-lam-MED be-a-RE ye-hu-DA

   to teach in the cities of Judah
4. sentence🔊 וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁל֜וֹשׁ לְמָלְכ֗וֹ שָׁלַ֤ח לְשָׂרָיו֙ לְבֶן־חַ֙יִל֙ וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ לְלַמֵּ֖ד בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

   u-vi-shnat sha-LOSH le-mal-KHO sha-LAKH le-sa-RAV le-ven-kha-YIL u-le-o-vad-YA ve-liz-khar-YA ve-lin-ta-ne-EL u-le-mi-kha-YA-hu le-lam-MED be-a-RE ye-hu-DA

   and in year of three of his reigning or of his kingdom he sent to his princes or officials to Ben-hayil and to Obadiah and to Zechariah and to Nethanel and to Micaiahu to teach in the cities of Judah

Exegesis

The locative construct be-arei Yehudah {בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה | bə-ʿā-rē Yə-hū-dāh} ‘in the towns of Judah’ specifies place. The sequence time → verb → recipients → purpose → place follows standard Hebrew narrative order. The coordinated names with vav-conjunctions ensure equal emphasis, and the English rendering preserves this structure while grouping the names for readability and maintaining the infinitive purpose directly before the location.