Judges 16:2:10Judg.16.2.W10TAB
הָעִ֑יר
hair
“the city”
- Transliteration
- ha-IR
- Extended
- haa-EER
- IPA
- /haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ha-IR
- phraseyour reading level
be-SHA-ar ha-IR
- clause
la-a-za-TIM le-MOR BA shim-sHON HEN-na va-ya-SO-bu va-ye-er-VU-lo khol-ha-LAI-la be-SHA-ar ha-IR
- sentence
la-a-za-TIM le-MOR BA shim-sHON HEN-na va-ya-SO-bu va-ye-er-VU-lo khol-ha-LAI-la be-SHA-ar ha-IR va-yit-kha-re-SHU khol-ha-LAI-la le-MOR ad-OR ha-BO-ker va-ha-reg-NU-hu
Exegesis
The construct phrase besha'ar ha'ir {בְּשַׁעַר הָעִ֑יר | be-SHA-ar ha-IR} precisely locates the ambush, and the temporal clause ad-or haboker {עַד־אוֹר הַבֹּקֶר | ad-OR ha-BO-ker} sets the deadline for action. The shift from Qal to Hitpael in vayyitcharshu conveys stealth, contrasting with the earlier active verbs and heightening the tension toward the intent to kill.
In context — Judges 16:2
It was told to the Gazites that Samson has come here, so they surrounded and lay in wait for him at the city gate throughout the night, remaining silent until dawn when they planned to kill him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:2, so the Hebrew word הָעִ֑יר (hair) 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 Judg.16.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.2.W10.S1) and character.