2 Samuel 20:26:32 Sam.20.26.W3TAB
הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י
hayairi
“the Jairite”
- Transliteration
- ha-ya-i-RI
- Extended
- hah-yaa-ih-REE
- IPA
- /haj.jaː.ʔiˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Jairite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ya-i-RI
- sentence
ve-GAM i-RA ha-ya-i-RI ha-YA ko-HEN le-da-VID
Exegesis
The phrase Ira {עִירָא | ʿî-rāˀ} hayāʼîrî {הַיָּאִרִי | hay-yā-ʾî-rî} functions as a nominal subject with the definite article marking lineage.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:26
And also Ira the Jairite was priest to David.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 20:26, so the Hebrew word הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י (hayairi) 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.20.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.26.W3.S1) and character.