Judges 18:12:16Judg.18.12.W16TAB
קִרְיַ֥ת
kiryat
“Kiriath”
- Transliteration
- kir-YAT
- Extended
- kir-YAHT
- IPA
- /qirˈjat/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kiriath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kir-YAT
- phraseyour reading level
kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
- clause
al-KEN kar-E-u la-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-NE-DAN AD ha-YOM ha-ZE hi-NE a-kha-RE kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA al-KEN kar-E-u la-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-NE-DAN AD ha-YOM ha-ZE hi-NE a-kha-RE kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
Exegesis
The particle hinneh {הִנֵּ֕ה | hin-nêh} “behold” foregrounds the statement, and the prepositional phrase acharei Kiriat Ye'arim {אַחֲרֵ֖י קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים | ’ă-ḥă-rê ḵir-yât ye-ă-rı̂m} “behind Kiriath Jearim” clarifies spatial orientation.
In context — Judges 18:12
And they went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah; therefore they called that place Mahaneh Dan until this day. Behold, it lies behind Kiriath Jearim.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 18:12, so the Hebrew word קִרְיַ֥ת (kiryat) 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.18.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.12.W16.S1) and character.