2 Kings 23:27:122 Kgs.23.27.W12TAB
אֶת־הָעִ֨יר
ethair
“the city {direct object}”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-IR
- Extended
- eht-haa-EER
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city {direct object}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-IR ha-ZOT a-sher-ba-KHAR-ti
- clause
u-ma-AS-ti et-ha-IR ha-ZOT a-sher-ba-KHAR-ti et-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-et-ha-BA-yit a-SHER a-MAR-ti yih-yeh she-MI SHAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH GAM et-ye-hu-DA a-SIR me-AL pa-NAI ka-a-SHER ha-si-ro-TI et-yis-ra-EL u-ma-AS-ti et-ha-IR ha-ZOT a-sher-ba-KHAR-ti et-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-et-ha-BA-yit a-SHER a-MAR-ti yih-yeh she-MI SHAM
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-r
“city, settlement”
In context — 2 Kings 23:27
And the LORD said, “I will also remove Judah from My presence, just as I have removed Israel. And I have rejected this city which I have chosen—Jerusalem—and the house of which I said, ‘My name shall be there.’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 23:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָעִ֨יר (ethair) 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.23.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.27.W12.S1) and character.