Numbers 21:25:8Num.21.25.W8TAB
בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י
bekholarei
“in all the cities of”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-a-REI
- Extended
- beh-KHAHL-ah-REI
- IPA
- /bəxol.ʕaˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in all the cities of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
be-KHOL-a-REI
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHOL-a-REI ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
va-ye-SHEV yis-ra-EL be-KHOL-a-REI ha-e-mo-RI be-KHESH-bon u-ve-KHOL-be-no-TE-ha
- sentence
va-yi-KAKH yis-ra-EL ET kol-he-a-RIM ha-e-LEH va-ye-SHEV yis-ra-EL be-KHOL-a-REI ha-e-mo-RI be-KHESH-bon u-ve-KHOL-be-no-TE-ha
Exegesis
The construct phrase ʿārê hāʾĕmōrî {עָרֵי הָאֱמֹרִי | ʿārê hāʾĕmōrî} “cities of the Amorite” identifies ethnic affiliation, and the idiom bənôṯêhā {בְּנֹתֶיהָ | bənôṯêhā} “its daughters” refers to dependent villages.
Root and etymology
RootK-L-L
“all, whole”
In context — Numbers 21:25
And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorite in Heshbon and in all its villages .
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 21:25, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י (bekholarei) 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.21.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.25.W8.S1) and character.