Isaiah 14:21:11Isa.14.21.W11TAB
עָרִֽים׃
arim
“cities”
- Transliteration
- A-rim
- Extended
- AA-reehm
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
A-rim
- clause
bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
- sentence
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
Exegesis
The final noun arim {עָרִֽים | ʿā-rîm} “cities” completes a merism emphasizing total occupation. The structure moves from command through cause to preventive judgment, underscoring comprehensive eradication.
In context — Isaiah 14:21
Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers, so that they may not rise up and take possession of the land, and so that they may not cover the face of the world with cities.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 14:21, so the Hebrew word עָרִֽים׃ (arim) 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 Isa.14.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.21.W11.S1) and character.