Genesis 44:13:7Gen.44.13.W7TAB
הָעִֽירָה׃
haira
“to the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-i-RA
- Extended
- hah-ee-RAA
- IPA
- /haː.ʕiː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the city
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-i-RA
- clause
va-ya-a-MOS ISH al-kha-mo-RO va-ya-SHU-vu ha-i-RA
- sentence
va-yik-re-U sim-lo-TAM va-ya-a-MOS ISH al-kha-mo-RO va-ya-SHU-vu ha-i-RA
Exegesis
The phrase al-chamoro {עַל־חֲמֹר֔וֹ | ʿal-ḥămôrô} 'upon his donkey' prepares for departure, which is realized by the final vayyashuvu ha'irah {וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הָעִירָה | wayyāšûbû hāʾîrāh} 'and they returned to the city,' where the directive he marks motion toward. This compact clause pattern is characteristic of Hebrew narrative’s swift shift from emotional reaction to practical movement.
In context — Genesis 44:13
Then they tore their clothes ; each man loaded his donkey, and they made their way back to the city .
About this coordinate
Genesis 44:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 44:13, so the Hebrew word הָעִֽירָה׃ (haira) 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.44.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.44.13.W7.S1) and character.