Joshua 21:41:2Josh.21.41.W2TAB
עָרֵ֣י
arei
“the cities”
- Transliteration
- a-REI
- Extended
- aa-REH-ee
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-REI
- phraseyour reading level
a-REI hal-vi-YIM
- clause
KOL a-REI hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KOL a-REI hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL a-RIM ar-ba-IM u-shmo-NEH u-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The construct phrase ‘ărê ha-ləwîyim {עָרֵי הַלְוִיִּם | ‘ărê ha-ləwîyim} “towns of the Levites” binds the noun to its possessors.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ר‘-y-r
“towns, cities”
In context — Joshua 21:41
All the towns of the Levites within the inheritance of the sons of Israel were forty-eight in number, with their pastures .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:41, so the Hebrew word עָרֵ֣י (arei) 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.21.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.41.W2.S1) and character.