Deuteronomy 19:7:6Deut.19.7.W6TAB

עָרִ֖ים

arim

cities

Transliteration
a-RIM
Extended
ah-REEM
IPA
/ʕaˈriːm/

Meaning by language

English
cities

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עָ + רִ֖ים
a + rim
arim

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-RIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    sha-LOSH a-RIM

  3. clause

    sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH

  4. sentence

    al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH

Exegesis

The noun phrase shalosh arim {שָׁלֹשׁ עָרִים | šā-lôš ʿā-rîm} ‘three cities’ functions as the direct object, with the numeral preceding the noun as is typical in Hebrew.

Root and etymology

ʿ-y-rayin–yod–resh

urban settlement

In contextDeuteronomy 19:7

Therefore I am commanding you, saying: “You shall set apart three cities for yourself.”

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 19:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 19:7, so the Hebrew word עָרִ֖ים (arim) 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.19.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.7.W6.S1) and character.