Joshua 21:38:2Josh.21.38.W2TAB
אֶת־עִיר֙
etir
“the city”
- Transliteration
- ET-IR
- Extended
- EET-EER
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.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
u-mi-ma-TE-GAD ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-ra-MOT ba-gil-AD ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
u-mi-ma-TE-GAD ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-ra-MOT ba-gil-AD ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-ma-kha-NA-yim ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
Each et {אֶת | ʾet} marks a direct object, introducing ir miklat ha-rotzeakh {עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ | ʿîr mik-lāṭ hā-ro-ṣē-āḥ} ‘city of refuge for the manslayer.’
Root and etymology
consonantsayin–yod–resh
“city”
In context — Joshua 21:38
From the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead, with its pastures, and Mahanaim, with its pastures.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:38, 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.21.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.38.W2.S1) and character.