2 Samuel 2:3:82 Sam.2.3.W8TAB
בְּעָרֵ֥י
beare
“in the towns of”
- Transliteration
- be-a-RE
- Extended
- beh-ah-REE
- IPA
- /bəʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the towns 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
be-a-RE
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-RE khev-RON
- clause
va-ye-SHE-vu be-a-RE khev-RON
- sentence
va-a-na-SHA-v a-SHER-im-MO he-e-LA da-VID ISH u-VE-to va-ye-SHE-vu be-a-RE khev-RON
Exegesis
The vav consecutive in vayyeshevû {וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ | wayyēšēḇû} ‘and they settled’ shifts the narrative to the locative phrase be’arei {בְּעָרֵ֥י | bə‘ārêy} ‘in the towns of’ Chevron {חֶבְרֽוֹן | Chevrôn}, suggesting a network of settlements around Hebron. This structure underscores themes of leadership, communal cohesion, and territorial establishment.
In context — 2 Samuel 2:3
And David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household , and they lived in the towns of Hebron.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 2:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 2:3, so the Hebrew word בְּעָרֵ֥י (beare) 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.2.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.2.3.W8.S1) and character.