Joshua 19:41:6Josh.19.41.W6TAB
וְעִ֥יר
veir
“and Ir”
- Transliteration
- ve-IR
- Extended
- veh-EER
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Ir
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-IR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-IR SHA-mesh
- clause
tsor-AH ve-esh-ta-OL ve-IR SHA-mesh
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-kha-la-TAM tsor-AH ve-esh-ta-OL ve-IR SHA-mesh
Exegesis
The toponyms ṣora‘āh {צָרְעָ֥ה | ṣoraʿāh}, ʾeštaʾōl {אֶשְׁתָּא֖וֹל | ʾeštaʾōl}, and ‘îr šāmeš {עִ֥יר שָֽׁמֶשׁ | ʿîr šāmeš} ‘city of Shemesh’ are then listed, each introduced by the coordinating conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} ‘and’. Hebrew often omits a secondary verb in such nominal lists, relying on the initial vayhî for verbal sense. In English, a copular verb (“was” or “included”) is supplied to render the relationship explicit while preserving the Hebrew word order’s emphasis on named locations.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-y-r
“city”
In context — Joshua 19:41
And the boundary of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir Shemesh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:41:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 19:41, so the Hebrew word וְעִ֥יר (veir) 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.19.41.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.41.W6.S1) and character.