Jeremiah 21:9:2Jer.21.9.W2TAB
בָּעִ֣יר
bair
“in the city”
- Transliteration
- ba-IR
- Extended
- baa-EER
- IPA
- /baːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ba-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ba-IR ha-ZOT
- clause
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–resh
“city”
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word בָּעִ֣יר (bair) 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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W2.S1) and character.