Joshua 21:13:5Josh.21.13.W5TAB
אֶת־עִיר֙
etir
“the city”
- Transliteration
- et-IR
- Extended
- EET-EER
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-IR
- clause
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-et-liv-NA ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Each gift is marked by the direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾet} or ve-et {וְאֵת | wə-ʾet}, preserving the Hebrew enumeration.
The construct phrase ir miklat ha-rotseach {עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ | ʿîr mîklat hā-rōṣēaḥ} “city of refuge for the manslayer” links the legal designation with its intended beneficiary.
Root and etymology
consonantsayin–yod–resh
“city”
In context — Joshua 21:13
And to the sons of Aaron the priest , they gave Hebron and its pasturelands as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עִיר֙ (etir) 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.21.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.13.W5.S1) and character.