Numbers 21:1:10Num.21.1.W10TAB

הָאֲתָרִ֑ים

haatarim

of Atharim

Transliteration
ha-a-ta-RIM
Extended
hah-a-tah-REEM
IPA
/ha.ʔa.taˈriːm/

Meaning by language

English
of Atharim

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + אֲ + תָ + רִ֑ים
ha + a + ta + rim
haatarim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-a-ta-RIM

  2. clause

    va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM

  3. sentence

    va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase derekh ha’atarim {דֶּ֖רֶךְ הָאֲתָרִ֑ים | de-reḵ ha-’a-tā-rîm} “the way of Atharim” defines the route.

In contextNumbers 21:1

When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some captives.

About this coordinate

Numbers 21:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 21:1, so the Hebrew word הָאֲתָרִ֑ים (haatarim) 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 Num.21.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.1.W10.S1) and character.