Leviticus 25:32:4Lev.25.32.W4TAB
עָרֵ֣י
arei
“cities of”
- Transliteration
- a-REI
- Extended
- ah-REH
- IPA
- /ʕaˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-REI
- phraseyour reading level
a-REI a-khu-za-TAM
- clause
ve-a-REI ha-le-vi-YIM ba-TEI a-REI a-khu-za-TAM
- sentence
ve-a-REI ha-le-vi-YIM ba-TEI a-REI a-khu-za-TAM ge-u-LAT o-LAM tih-YEH la-le-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The construct chain battei {בָּתֵּי | bā-tê} + arei {עָרֵי | ʿā-rê} + achuzzatam {אֲחֻזָּתָם | ʾă-ḥuzzā-tām} expresses “houses of the cities of their possession,” establishing layered ownership.
In context — Leviticus 25:32
And the cities of the Levites , and the houses in the cities of their possession, shall be an everlasting redemption for the Levites.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 25:32, so the Hebrew word עָרֵ֣י (arei) 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 Lev.25.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.32.W4.S1) and character.