Deuteronomy 20:15:8Deut.20.15.W8TAB
לֹא־מֵעָרֵ֥י
lomearei
“are not from the cities”
- Transliteration
- LO-me-a-REI
- Extended
- LOH-meh-ah-REI
- IPA
- /lo.meʕaˈrej/
Meaning by language
- English
- are not from the cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
LO-me-a-REI
- phraseyour reading level
LO-me-a-REI ha-go-YIM-ha-EH-leh
- clause
a-SHER LO-me-a-REI ha-go-YIM-ha-EH-leh he-NAH
- sentence
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD a-SHER LO-me-a-REI ha-go-YIM-ha-EH-leh he-NAH
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ă·šer} plus the negator lo {לֹא | lō} introduces a restrictive clause me’arei ha-goyim ha’eleh {מֵעָרֵי הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה | me·‘ā·rê·y ha·gō·yim hā·’ê·leṯ}, distinguishing these from Israel’s towns.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:15
This is how you shall act toward all the cities that are very far from you, which are not among the cities of these nations here.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 20:15, so the Hebrew word לֹא־מֵעָרֵ֥י (lomearei) 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.20.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.15.W8.S1) and character.