Joshua 21:41:7Josh.21.41.W7TAB
עָרִ֛ים
arim
“cities”
- Transliteration
- a-RIM
- Extended
- aa-REEM
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈriːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-RIM
- clause
a-RIM ar-ba-IM u-shmo-NEH u-mig-re-shei-HEN
- 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 sequence ‘ārîm ’arba‘îm u-šmōnê {עָרִים אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמֹנֶה | ‘ārîm ’arba‘îm u-šmōnê} converts forty and eight into the compound forty-eight in English.
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 21:41:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 21:41, so the Hebrew word עָרִ֛ים (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.21.41.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.41.W7.S1) and character.