Deuteronomy 20:14:8Deut.20.14.W8TAB
בָעִ֛יר
vair
“in the city”
- Transliteration
- va-IR
- Extended
- vaa-EER
- IPA
- /vaˈʕir/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KOL a-SHER yih-YE va-IR
- clause
RAK ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF ve-ha-be-HE-ma ve-KOL a-SHER yih-YE va-IR kol-shla-LAH ta-VOZ LAKH
- sentence
RAK ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF ve-ha-be-HE-ma ve-KOL a-SHER yih-YE va-IR kol-shla-LAH ta-VOZ LAKH ve-a-KHAL-ta et-shlal oi-ve-KHA a-SHER na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LAKH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase baʿir {בָעִיר | ba-ʿîr} ‘in the city’ specifies location.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–yod–resh
“urban center”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:14
Only the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is within the city—all its spoil—you shall plunder for yourself; and you shall eat the spoil of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 20:14, so the Hebrew word בָעִ֛יר (vair) 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.20.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.14.W8.S1) and character.