Jeremiah 21:6:3Jer.21.6.W3TAB
הָעִ֣יר
hair
“the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-IR
- Extended
- haa-EER
- IPA
- /haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 |
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Word in context
- word
ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ha-IR ha-ZOT
- clause
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA
- sentence
ve-hik-KEI-ti et-yo-she-VEI ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-et-ha-a-DAM ve-et-ha-be-he-MA be-DE-ver ga-DOL ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The direct object markers et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} and ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾeṯ} distribute the action across multiple recipients: yoshvei haʿir hazot {יוֹשְׁבֵי הָעִיר הַזֹּאת | yôš-ḇê hā-ʿîr haz-zōṯ} ‘inhabitants of this city’, ha’adam {הָאָדָם | hā-’ā-ḏām} ‘the man’, and habehemah {הַבְּהֵמָה | hab-bə-hê-māh} ‘the beast’, emphasizing both human and animal targets.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–resh
“city”
In context — Jeremiah 21:6
I will strike the inhabitants of this city—both people and animals—and they will die by a great pestilence.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word הָעִ֣יר (hair) 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.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.6.W3.S1) and character.