2 Chronicles 21:1:62 Chr.21.1.W6TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-IR
- phraseyour reading level
be-IR da-VID
- clause
va-yish-KAV ye-ho-sha-FAT im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV ye-ho-sha-FAT im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-RAM be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The location phrase be’ir David {בְּעִיר דָּוִד | bəʿîr dāwîḏ} ‘in the city of David’ situates the burial in the Davidic capital, emphasizing dynastic continuity.
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-r
“city”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:1
Then Jehoshaphat lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David . And Jehoram his son became king in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 21:1, 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.21.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.1.W6.S1) and character.