2 Kings 19:32:82 Kgs.19.32.W8TAB
אֶל־הָעִ֣יר
elhair
“to the city”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-IR
- Extended
- ehl-haa-EER
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-IR ha-ZOT
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS ve-LO-ye-kad-DE-me-NA ma-GEN ve-LO-yish-POKH a-LE-ha so-le-LA
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-rʿayin–yod–resh
“city, town”
In context — 2 Kings 19:32
Therefore, thus says the LORD to the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor approach it with a shield, nor pour out a siege mound against her.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 19:32, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעִ֣יר (elhair) 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.19.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.32.W8.S1) and character.