2 Chronicles 25:28:62 Chr.25.28.W6TAB
בְּעִ֥יר
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 ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yik-be-RU O-to im-a-vo-TAV be-IR ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yis-SA-u-hu al-ha-su-SIM va-yik-be-RU O-to im-a-vo-TAV be-IR ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
Finally, the locative be-ir Yehudah {בְּעִ֥יר יְהוּדָֽה | bəʿîr Yehūdāh} ‘in the city of Judah’ situates the event geographically. The sequence of vav-consecutives creates a tight chronological progression typical of historical narrative.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:28
And they carried him on the horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 25:28, so the Hebrew word בְּעִ֥יר (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.25.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.28.W6.S1) and character.