Judges 18:12:4Judg.18.12.W4TAB
יְעָרִ֖ים
yearim
“forests or woods”
- Transliteration
- ye-a-RIM
- Extended
- yeh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /jəʕaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forests or woods
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ye-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
- clause
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA
- 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 locative beKiryat Ye'arim {בְּקִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים | bə-ḵir-yât ye-ă-rı̂m} “in Kiriath Jearim” and biYehudah {בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה | bî-yehû-dâ} “in Judah” establish the setting.
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 18:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 18:12, so the Hebrew word יְעָרִ֖ים (yearim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.12.W4.S1) and character.