Joshua 21:40:3Josh.21.40.W3TAB
מְרָרִי֙
merari
“of Merari”
- Transliteration
- me-ra-RI
- Extended
- meh-rah-REE
- IPA
- /məraˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Merari
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ra-RI
- phraseyour reading level
li-vne me-ra-RI
- clause
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
- 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 construct chain li-vnê Merārî le-mišpěḥōṯām {לִבְנֵי מְרָרִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | li-vnê Merārî le-mišpěḥōṯām} specifies recipients by clan and family using successive prepositional and construct relationships.
Root and etymology
m-r-rmem–resh–resh
“to be bitter”
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 21:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 21:40, so the Hebrew word מְרָרִי֙ (merari) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.40.W3.S1) and character.