Genesis 19:25:2Gen.19.25.W2TAB
אֶת־הֶעָרִ֣ים
ethearim
“cities”
- Transliteration
- et-he-a-RIM
- Extended
- eht-heh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.hɛ.ʕaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-he-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
et-he-a-RIM ha-EL
- clause
va-ya-ha-POKH et-he-a-RIM ha-EL ve-ET kol-ha-kik-KAR
- sentence
va-ya-ha-POKH et-he-a-RIM ha-EL ve-ET kol-ha-kik-KAR ve-ET kol-yosh-VEI he-a-RIM ve-TSE-makh ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} introduces a series of coordinated direct objects, creating a cumulative intensification of judgment.
The sequence he'arim ha'el {הֶעָרִים הָאֵל | hēʿārîm hāʾēl} ‘the cities, those’ refers back to Sodom and Gomorrah; kol hakkikar {כָּל־הַכִּכָּר | kāl-hakkiḵkār} ‘all the plain’ extends the scope to the fertile valley; kol yoshvei he'arim {כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הֶעָרִים | kāl-yōšəḇê hēʿārîm} ‘all inhabitants of the cities’ uses a participial construct to denote residents; vetsemach ha'adamah {וְצֶמַח הָאֲדָמָה | wəṣemaḥ hāʾēḏāmāh} ‘and-vegetation the ground’ emphasizes the destruction of plant life. The repeated vav and kol reinforce totality. Hebrew omits the subject pronoun, so English supplies He. The English rendering mirrors the Hebrew pile-up of “and” to convey comprehensive overthrow.
In context — Genesis 19:25
So He overturned those cities, all the plain , all the inhabitants of the cities, and the vegetation of the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:25, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הֶעָרִ֣ים (ethearim) 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.19.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.25.W2.S1) and character.