Joshua 21:40:10Josh.21.40.W10TAB
עָרִ֖ים
arim
“cities”
- Transliteration
- a-RIM
- Extended
- ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ʔaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities
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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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Word in context
- word
a-RIM
- clause
va-ye-HI go-ra-LAM a-RIM shteim es-REH
- sentence
KOL-he-a-RIM li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-KHO-tam ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM va-ye-HI go-ra-LAM a-RIM shteim es-REH
Exegesis
The numeral construct sequence ʿărîm šəttêm ʿešrê {עָרִים שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה | ʿărîm šəttêm ʿešrê} literally “cities two ten” follows the Hebrew feminine construct numeral pattern to express “twelve cities.” In translation, construct chains are rendered as clear prepositional phrases to preserve relational specificity, and the Hebrew construct numeral is adapted to a natural English cardinal structure while maintaining gender agreement.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-yayin–resh–yod
“city, settlement”
In context — Joshua 21:40
All the cities for the sons of Merari by their families—the remaining from the families of the Levites—and their lot was twelve cities.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:40:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 21:40, 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.21.40.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.40.W10.S1) and character.