2 Chronicles 23:21:32 Chr.23.21.W3TAB
וְהָעִ֣יר
vehair
“and the city”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-IR
- Extended
- veh-haa-EER
- IPA
- /wəhaːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta
- clause
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta
- sentence
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta ve-ET-a-ta-le-YA-hu he-MI-tu be-kha-REV
Exegesis
In the phrase ve-ha-ʾîr šā-qā-ṭāh {וְהָעִ֣יר שָׁקָ֑טָה | wə-hā-ʾîr šā-qā-ṭāh}, the verb follows its subject to highlight restored order.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–resh
“city, town”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:21
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet , for Athaliah had been put to death with the sword .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 23:21, so the Hebrew word וְהָעִ֣יר (vehair) 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.23.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.21.W3.S1) and character.