Joshua 21:7:9Josh.21.7.W9TAB
עָרִ֖ים
arim
“cities”
- Transliteration
- a-RIM
- Extended
- aa-REEM
- IPA
- /ʕaˈriːm/
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
- 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
Finally, the nominal expression arim {עָרִים | ‘ārîm} ‘cities’ with the numeral phrase shtayim esreh {שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה | šᵉttêym ʿeśrê} ‘twelve’ follows Hebrew numerical construct rules. The clause remains nominal with the verb ‘were given’ implied, reflecting typical allocation syntax in the Deuteronomistic history.
Root and etymology
‘-y-rayin–yod–resh
“to be awake, to watch”
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 21:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 21:7, 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.21.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.7.W9.S1) and character.