Numbers 35:3:2Num.35.3.W2TAB
הֽ͏ֶעָרִ֛ים
hearim
“the cities”
- Transliteration
- he-a-RIM
- Extended
- heh-aa-REEEM
- IPA
- /he.ʔaːˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
he-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YU he-a-RIM
- clause
ve-ha-YU he-a-RIM la-HEM la-sha-VET
- sentence
ve-ha-YU he-a-RIM la-HEM la-sha-VET u-mig-re-shei-HEM yih-YU liv-hem-TAM ve-lir-ku-SHAM u-le-KOL khai-ya-TAM
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse employs two parallel clauses introduced by vav-conjunctions marking existence: vehayu {וְהָי֧וּ | wə-hā-yūʾ} introduces he'arim {ֽ͏הֶעָרִ֛ים | hē-ʿā-rîm} “the towns,” followed by purpose phrases lahem {לָהֶ֖ם | lā-hēm} and lashavet {לָשָׁ֑בֶת | lā-ša-ḇeṯ}.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-yod-resh
“city, town”
In context — Numbers 35:3
And the towns will be for them for dwelling , and their pasturelands will be for their cattle, for their possessions , and for all their living creatures.
About this coordinate
Numbers 35:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 35:3, so the Hebrew word הֽ͏ֶעָרִ֛ים (hearim) 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.35.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.35.3.W2.S1) and character.