Joshua 20:6:19Josh.20.6.W19TAB
אֶל־עִירוֹ֙
eliro
“to his city”
- Transliteration
- el-i-RO
- Extended
- el-ee-ROH
- IPA
- /haː.roˈtse.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-i-RO
- phraseyour reading level
u-VA el-i-RO
- clause
AZ ya-SHUV ha-ro-TSE-akh u-VA el-i-RO ve-el-bei-TO el-ha-IR a-sher-NAS mi-SHAM
- sentence
ve-ya-SHAV ba-IR ha-HI ad-om-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH la-mish-PAT ad-MOT ha-ko-HEN ha-ga-DOL a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM AZ ya-SHUV ha-ro-TSE-akh u-VA el-i-RO ve-el-bei-TO el-ha-IR a-sher-NAS mi-SHAM
In context — Joshua 20:6
And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the assembly for judgment, and until the death of the high priest who shall be in those days. Then the killer shall return to his city and to his house, to the city from which he fled.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:6:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Joshua 20:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עִירוֹ֙ (eliro) 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.20.6.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.6.W19.S1) and character.