Isaiah 17:9:4Isa.17.9.W4TAB
עָרֵ֣י
are
“cities of”
- Transliteration
- a-RE
- Extended
- aa-REE
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-RE
- phraseyour reading level
yih-YU a-RE ma-u-ZO
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-YU a-RE ma-u-ZO ka-a-zu-VAT ha-KHO-resh ve-ha-a-MIR a-SHER az-VU mip-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-YU a-RE ma-u-ZO ka-a-zu-VAT ha-KHO-resh ve-ha-a-MIR a-SHER az-VU mip-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL ve-ha-ye-TA she-ma-MA
Exegesis
The imperfect yiḥyû {יִהְי֣וּ | yiḥyû} predicates identity for ʻārê māʻuzzō {עָרֵ֣י מָעֻזּ֗וֹ | ʻārê māʻuzzō} ‘cities of his stronghold’.
In context — Isaiah 17:9
On that day, his fortified cities will be like a forsaken place in the forest and like a topmost branch which they abandoned because of the children of Israel. And it will be desolation.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 17:9, so the Hebrew word עָרֵ֣י (are) 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.17.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.9.W4.S1) and character.