Joshua 13:10:2Josh.13.10.W2TAB
עָרֵי֙
arei
“the cities”
- Transliteration
- a-REI
- Extended
- aa-REY
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈrej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cities
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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-REI
- clause
ve-KOL a-REI si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ma-LAKH be-khesh-BON
- sentence
ve-KOL a-REI si-KHON ME-lekh ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ma-LAKH be-khesh-BON ad-ge-VUL be-NEI am-MON
Exegesis
The construct noun arei {עָרֵי֙ | ʿārê} ‘towns’ immediately leads into the following proper name Sihon {סִיחוֹן֙ | sîḥôn}, forming a genitive construct chain.
Root and etymology
“settlement”
In context — Joshua 13:10
And all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorite , who ruled in Heshbon , up to the border of the sons of Ammon
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:10, so the Hebrew word עָרֵי֙ (arei) 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 Josh.13.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.10.W2.S1) and character.