Isaiah 17:1:6Isa.17.1.W6TAB
מֵעִ֔יר
meir
“from a city”
- Transliteration
- me-IR
- Extended
- mee-EER
- IPA
- /meːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- from a city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
me-IR
- phraseyour reading level
mu-SAR me-IR
- clause
hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
- sentence
ma-SA da-ma-SEK hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
Exegesis
The construct meʿir {מֵעִיר | mē-ʿîr} ‘from a city’ marks loss of urban status.
In context — Isaiah 17:1
The burden concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is removed from being a city; it will become a heap of ruins .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word מֵעִ֔יר (meir) 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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.1.W6.S1) and character.