בְּ/עִיר֔/וֹ
𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅
beiro
in his city
or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
1 Kings 21:8 · Word #15
Lexicon H5892
| Lemma | עִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻîyr |
| Strong's | H5892 |
| In-context | in his city |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H5892-25
in his watch-city
| Root | עור (ʿ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | wakefulness, watchfulness, alertness, being aroused |
| Semantic Range | city, town, fortified settlement, encampment, administrative center |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, the city is a place of communal identity, governance, and protection—literally a "wakeful" or guarded space. It represents ordered society under covenantal structures, often contrasted with wilderness or chaos. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְ ("in") + feminine singular noun עִיר in construct form + 3ms pronominal suffix וֹ ("his"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עִיר (feminine singular) is traditionally rendered "city," but it is etymologically linked to the root עור (ʿ-w-r), "to be awake." Rendering it "watch-city" preserves the underlying idea of a guarded or wakeful place. The form includes the preposition בְ ("in") and a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("his"), which are reflected in "in his." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עור (wakefulness, watchfulness, alertness, being aroused)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5782-01 |
airah | Let me rouse myself |
H5892-01 |
aray | my watch-cities |
H5892-03 |
arayv | his watch-guarded cities |
Word Usage (1095 occurrences of H5892)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:17 | עִ֔יר | ir | a city |
| Genesis 4:17 | הָ/עִ֔יר | hair | of the city |
| Genesis 10:11 | עִ֖יר | ir | Ir |