2 Samuel 15:37:52 Sam.15.37.W5TAB
הָעִ֑יר
hair
“the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-IR
- Extended
- haa-EER
- IPA
- /haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-IR
- clause
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI re-E da-VID ha-IR
- sentence
va-ya-VO khu-SHAI re-E da-VID ha-IR ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The definite haʿir {הָעִ֑יר | hā·ʿîr} ‘the city’ indicates a specific locale, which is then named by the proper noun Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | yerûšā·láyim} ‘Jerusalem.’ The parallel imperfect verbs (vayavo …
In context — 2 Samuel 15:37
And Hushai, David’s companion , came to the city, and Absalom also entered Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 15:37, so the Hebrew word הָעִ֑יר (hair) 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 Sam.15.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.37.W5.S1) and character.