עָרֵ֣י

𐤏𐤓𐤉

arey

cities

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.

H5892

2 Chronicles 20:4 · Word #7

Lexicon H5892

Lemmaעִיר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤉𐤓
Transliterationʻîyr
Strong'sH5892
In-contextcities

Morphology HNcfpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H5892-04

watch-cities of

Morphological NotesCommon feminine noun; plural construct form (feminine plural construct of עִיר). The construct state links it to a following noun, forming a genitive relationship ("cities of …").
Rendering RationaleThe noun עָרֵי is the feminine plural construct form of עִיר, retaining the sense of a settled place characterized by watchfulness or guarding (from the root idea of being awake). Rendering it "watch-cities of" preserves both the root connection to vigilance and the plural construct form, which requires the sense "cities of…" followed by a genitive.

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Words from Root עיר (wakefulness, vigilance, watchfulness, guarded settlement)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6144-01 ar Ar (the City)
H5892-02 arayikhe your watch-cities
H5892-11 bearayv in his watch-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