Proverbs 21:22:1Prov.21.22.W1TAB
עִ֣יר
ir
“city of”
- Transliteration
- IR
- Extended
- IHR
- IPA
- /ˈʕir/
Meaning by language
- English
- city of
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
IR
- clause
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM
- sentence
IR gib-bo-RIM a-LA kha-KHAM va-yo-RED OZ miv-te-KHA
Exegesis
The proverb opens with ir {עִיר | ʿîr} ‘city’ in construct with gibborim {גִּבֹּרִים | gib-bō-rîm} ‘mighty men’, creating an image of a fortified stronghold.
In context — Proverbs 21:22
A wise person goes up against the city of mighty men and brings down the strength of its confidence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:22, so the Hebrew word עִ֣יר (ir) 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 Prov.21.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.22.W1.S1) and character.