Joshua 18:14:16Josh.18.14.W16TAB
קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים
kiryatyearim
“Kiriath-jearim”
- Transliteration
- kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM
- Extended
- keer-YAAT-ye-aa-REEM
- IPA
- /kirˈjat jəʕaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kiriath-jearim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM
- clause
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM NEG-ba min-ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON NEG-ba ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV el-kir-YAT-BA-al HI kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM IR be-NEI-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul ve-na-SAV lif-AT-YAM NEG-ba min-ha-HAR a-SHER al-pe-NEI beit-kho-RON NEG-ba ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAV el-kir-YAT-BA-al HI kir-YAT-ye-a-RIM IR be-NEI-ye-hu-DA ZOT pe-AT-YAM
Exegesis
A parenthetical identification hi kiryat-ye’arim {הִ֚יא קִרְיַת יְעָרִ֔ים | hî kir-yāt yə-ʿa-rîm} ‘which is Kiriath Jearim’ clarifies the dual name.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–yod–resh
“cities, urban centers”
In context — Joshua 18:14
And the boundary turned and curved along the western side southward from the mountain facing Beth Horon. Its endpoints were at Kiriath Baal (which is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 18:14, so the Hebrew word קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים (kiryatyearim) 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.18.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.14.W16.S1) and character.