Genesis 19:16:15Gen.19.16.W15TAB
לָעִֽיר׃
lair
“the city”
- Transliteration
- la-IR
- Extended
- lah-EER
- IPA
- /laːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-IR
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KHUTS la-IR
- clause
va-yo-tsi-U-hu va-ya-ni-KHU-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR
- sentence
va-yit-mah-MAH va-ya-kha-ZI-ku ha-a-na-SHIM be-ya-DO u-ve-yad-ish-TO u-ve-YAD she-TEI ve-no-TAV be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV va-yo-tsi-U-hu va-ya-ni-KHU-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR
Exegesis
The final locative expression michuts la’ir {מִח֥וּץ לָעִֽיר | mi-ḥûṣ lā-ʿîr} “outside the city” indicates the outcome: Lot’s relocation from imminent destruction to a place of safety. The translations preserve this structure by reflecting each action, the hand imagery, and the causal link between divine compassion and the rescue mission.
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-rayin–yod–resh
“city, town”
In context — Genesis 19:16
As he hesitated, the men seized his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters in the compassion of the LORD toward him. Then they brought him out and set him down outside the city.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:16:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 19:16, so the Hebrew word לָעִֽיר׃ (lair) 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 Gen.19.16.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.16.W15.S1) and character.