Jeremiah 13:19:1Jer.13.19.W1TAB

עָרֵ֥י

are

cities of

Transliteration
a-RE
Extended
aa-REE
IPA
/ʕaːˈreː/

Meaning by language

English
cities of

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Result
עָ + רֵ֥י
a + re
are

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-RE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-RE ha-NE-gev

  3. clause

    a-RE ha-NE-gev sug-ge-RU ve-EN po-TE-akh

  4. sentence

    a-RE ha-NE-gev sug-ge-RU ve-EN po-TE-akh hog-laat ye-hu-DA ku-LA hog-LAAT she-lo-MIM

Exegesis

The verse begins with the construct phrase arey {עָרֵי | ʿārê} ‘cities’ of the Negev ha-negev {הַנֶּגֶב | hā-nê-ḡēv} ‘Negev’, establishing geographic focus.

In contextJeremiah 13:19

The cities of the Negev are shut up, and there is no one to open them; Judah has been carried away into exile , all of it completely.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:19, so the Hebrew word עָרֵ֥י (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 Jer.13.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.19.W1.S1) and character.