Genesis 23:2:3Gen.23.2.W3PAT
בְּקִרְיַ֥ת
bekiryat
“in Kiriath”
- Transliteration
- be-kir-YAT
- Extended
- beh-kihr-YAHT
- IPA
- /bə.qir.ˈjaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Kiriath
- French
- à Qiryath
- Spanish
- en Quiriat
- Portuguese
- em Quiriate
- German
- in Kirjat
- Russian
- в Кириат
- Arabic-Simplified
- في كريت
- Hindi
- किर्यात में
- Chinese-Simplified
- 在基列亚特
- Korean
- 기럇에서
- Indonesian
- di Kiryat
- Bengali
- কিরিয়াথে
- Tagalog
- sa Kiriat
- Swahili
- katika Kiriathi
- Amharic
- በቂርያት
- Yoruba
- ní Kiriati
- Igbo
- na Kiriat
- Twi
- wɔ Kiriat
- Ewe
- le Kiriat
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-kir-YAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-kir-YAT ar-BA
- clause
va-TA-mat sa-RA be-kir-YAT ar-BA HI khev-RON be-E-rets ke-na-AN
- sentence
va-TA-mat sa-RA be-kir-YAT ar-BA HI khev-RON be-E-rets ke-na-AN va-ya-VO av-ra-HAM lis-POD le-sa-RA ve-liv-ko-TAH
In context — Genesis 23:2
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba that is Hebron in the land of Canaan Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her
About this coordinate
Genesis 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 23:2, so the Hebrew word בְּקִרְיַ֥ת (bekiryat) 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 Gen.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.23.2.W3.S1) and character.