2 Chronicles 20:23:62 Chr.20.23.W6TAB

הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר

harseir

Mount Seir

Transliteration
har-se-IR
Extended
hahr-seh-EER
IPA
/har.sɛˈʕiːr/

Meaning by language

English
Mount Seir

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַר + שֵׂ + עִ֖יר
har + se + ir
harseir

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    har-se-IR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    al-yo-she-VE har-se-IR

  3. clause

    va-ya-am-DU be-NE a-MON u-mo-AV al-yo-she-VE har-se-IR le-ha-kha-RIM u-le-hash-MID

  4. sentence

    va-ya-am-DU be-NE a-MON u-mo-AV al-yo-she-VE har-se-IR le-ha-kha-RIM u-le-hash-MID u-khe-kha-lo-TAM be-yo-she-VE se-IR a-ze-RU ish-be-re-E-HU le-mash-KHIT

Exegesis

The construct bənê ʿammôn {בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן | bənê ʿammôn} ‘sons of Ammon’ coordinated with wəmoʾâv {וּמוֹאָב | wə-mo-ʼāv} identifies the allied aggressors, while yōšəḇê hār se‘îr {יֹשְׁבֵי הַר־שֵׂעִיר | yōšəḇê hār se‘îr} ‘inhabitants of Mount Seir’ marks their target.

Root and etymology

ר־שׁ־ע

to act wickedly, be guilty

In context2 Chronicles 20:23

The sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly destroy and annihilate them. And when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped each man his companion toward destruction .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 20:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:23, so the Hebrew word הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר (harseir) 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.20.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.23.W6.S1) and character.