Joshua 21:7:2Josh.21.7.W2TAB
מְרָרִ֜י
merari
“Merari”
- Transliteration
- me-ra-RI
- Extended
- meh-rah-REE
- IPA
- /məraˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- sentence
li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM mi-ma-TE re-u-VEN u-mi-ma-TE-GAD u-mi-ma-TE ze-vu-LUN a-RIM shteim es-RE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase livnei {לִבְנֵי | lî-ḇnê} ‘to the sons’, marking the recipients, followed by the proper name Merari {מְרָרִי | mə-rārî} specifying the Levitical clan.
Root and etymology
m-r-rmem–resh–resh
“to be bitter”
In context — Joshua 21:7
To the sons of Merari according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities were given.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:7, so the Hebrew word מְרָרִ֜י (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.21.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.7.W2.S1) and character.