Joshua 21:37:5Josh.21.37.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
et-ke-de-MOT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-mei-fa-AT ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM ar-BA
Exegesis
The generic noun arim {עָרִ֖ים | ʿā-rîm} ‘cities’ precedes the numeral arba {אַרְבַּֽע׃ | ’ar-bā‘} ‘four’, placing the total count at the end. Punctuation in the English translation clarifies the listing structure while preserving the original Hebrew order and emphasis on enumeration.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ר‘-y-r
“towns, cities”
In context — Joshua 21:37
Kedemoth and its pastureland , and Mephaath and its pastureland; four cities in all.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:37, 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.21.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.37.W5.S1) and character.