Numbers 22:36:8Num.22.36.W8TAB
אֶל־עִ֣יר
elir
“to the city”
- Transliteration
- el-IR
- Extended
- el-EER
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈʕir/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the city
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-IR
- phraseyour reading level
el-IR mo-AV
- clause
va-ye-TSE lik-ra-TO el-IR mo-AV a-SHER al-ge-VUL ar-NON a-SHER bik-TSE hag-VUL
- sentence
va-yish-MA ba-LAK KI BA bil-AM va-ye-TSE lik-ra-TO el-IR mo-AV a-SHER al-ge-VUL ar-NON a-SHER bik-TSE hag-VUL
Exegesis
The phrase el-ir Moav {אֶל-עִ֣יר מוֹאָ֗ב | ʾel-ʿîr mōʾāb} shows a maqqef-linked construct between “city” and “Moab.”
Root and etymology
ע־י־ר
“city”
In context — Numbers 22:36
And Balak heard that Balaam had come, and he went out to meet him at the city of Moab , which is on the border of Arnon, which is at the edge of the territory .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:36:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 22:36, so the Hebrew word אֶל־עִ֣יר (elir) 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.22.36.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.36.W8.S1) and character.