Judges 20:32:13Judg.20.32.W13TAB
מִן־הָעִ֖יר
minhair
“from the city”
- Transliteration
- min-ha-IR
- Extended
- mihn-hah-EER
- IPA
- /min.haːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ha-IR
- clause
u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL a-me-RU na-NU-sa u-ne-tak-ke-NU-hu min-ha-IR el-ha-me-sil-LOT
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU be-NE bin-ya-MIN nig-ga-FIM HEM le-fa-NE-nu ke-va-ri-sho-NA u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL a-me-RU na-NU-sa u-ne-tak-ke-NU-hu min-ha-IR el-ha-me-sil-LOT
Exegesis
The prepositional chain min-hāʿîr {מִן-הָעִיר | min-hāʿîr} and ʾel-hamməśillôt {אֶל-הַמְסִלּוֹת | ʾel-hamməśillôt} delineates the tactical movement from the city to the roads. The balanced structure underscores the strategic dialogue between the groups.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ר
“city”
In context — Judges 20:32
And the sons of Benjamin said, "They are defeated before us as at the first." And the sons of Israel said, "Let us flee and draw them out from the city to the roads ."
About this coordinate
Judges 20:32:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 20:32, so the Hebrew word מִן־הָעִ֖יר (minhair) 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.20.32.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.32.W13.S1) and character.