Deuteronomy 13:12:3Deut.13.12.W3TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:13
עָרֶיךָ֙
arekha
“of your cities”
- Transliteration
- a-re-KHA
- Extended
- aa-REH-kha
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈrɛːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-re-KHA
- sentence
ki-tish-MA be-a-KHAT a-re-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH la-SHE-vet SHAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The verb tishma {תִשְׁמַע | tišmaʿ} (Qal imperfect, second person masculine singular) “you will hear” is followed by the prepositional phrase be achat ʿareykha {בְּאַחַת עָרֶיךָ | bə-ʾā-ḥat ʿā-rê-ḵā} “in one of your towns,” a construct chain indicating possession.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:12
If you hear it said in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 13:12, so the Hebrew word עָרֶיךָ֙ (arekha) 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 Deut.13.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.12.W3.S1) and character.