Joshua 18:15:3Josh.18.15.W3TAB

קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים

kiryatyeareem

of Kiriath-jearim

Transliteration
kir-YAT-ye-a-REEM
Extended
keer-YAHT-yeh-aa-REEM
IPA
/kirˈjat.jəʕaˈriːm/

Meaning by language

English
of Kiriath-jearim

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
קִרְ + יַ֣ת + יְ + עָ + רִ֑ים
kir + yat + ye + a + reem
kiryatyeareem

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    kir-YAT-ye-a-REEM

  2. clause

    u-fe-AT-NEG-ba mik-TSEH kir-YAT-ye-a-REEM

  3. sentence

    u-fe-AT-NEG-ba mik-TSEH kir-YAT-ye-a-REEM ve-ya-TSA hag-GVUL ya-MAH ve-ya-TSA el-ma-AY-yan mei-nef-TO-akh

Exegesis

A double construct chain miktze kiryat ye‘arim {מִקְצֵ֖ה קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים | mik-tsē kir-yaṯ yə-‘ā-rîm} 'from the end of the city of forests' establishes the origin point.

Root and etymology

Rootayin–yod–resh

cities, urban centers

In contextJoshua 18:15

And the southern boundary began at the edge of Kiriath Jearim and then ran westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

About this coordinate

Joshua 18:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 18:15, so the Hebrew word קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים (kiryatyeareem) 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.18.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.15.W3.S1) and character.