Joshua 21:22:5Josh.21.22.W5TAB
עָרִ֖ים
arim
“cities”
- Transliteration
- a-RIM
- Extended
- aa-REEM
- IPA
- /ʕaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-RIM
- clause
a-RIM AR-ba
- sentence
ve-ET-kiv-tsa-YIM ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-BEIT kho-RON ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM AR-ba
Exegesis
The final phrase arim arba {עָרִים אַרְבַּע | ʿā-rim ʾar-baʿ} ‘towns four’ employs the noun-number order typical of Hebrew, summarizing the total. In translation, the repeated ve’et structures are mirrored by successive “and” clauses, and the summary numeral clause is rendered as a concluding statement to preserve Hebrew emphasis.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ר‘-y-r
“towns, cities”
In context — Joshua 21:22
Kibzaim with its pastureland , and Beth Horon with its pastureland; four towns in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:22, so the Hebrew word עָרִ֖ים (arim) 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.21.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.22.W5.S1) and character.