2 Kings 16:20:62 Kgs.16.20.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 a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH khiz-ki-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The locative be-ir {בְּעִיר | bə-’îr} dāwîḏ {דָּוִד | dāwîḏ} ‘in the city of David’ specifies the tomb’s location.
In context — 2 Kings 16:20
Ahaz completed his days, lay down with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah was enthroned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 16:20, 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 Kgs.16.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.20.W6.S1) and character.