בְ/עִ֗יר
𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓
veir
in a 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.
2 Chronicles 6:5 · Word #11
Lexicon H5892
| Lemma | עִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻîyr |
| Strong's | H5892 |
| In-context | in a city |
Morphology HR/Ncfsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5892-62
watch-city
| Root | עור (ʿ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to awake, to rouse, to be watchful, vigilance |
| Semantic Range | city, town, fortified settlement, encampment, administrative center |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical world, the "city" was a place of protection, governance, and communal identity—its name reflecting vigilance and guardedness. It represents organized society under covenantal structures, often contrasted with wilderness or unprotected space. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun (Ncfsa/Ncfsc), frequently appearing in construct state and often with prefixed conjunction (וְ) or preposition (בְ). No pronominal suffixes in the cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עִיר is feminine singular and derives from the root עור, "to be awake" or "to rouse," reflecting the idea of a guarded or watchful settlement. Rendering it as "watch-city" preserves the root sense of vigilance while accurately reflecting its feminine singular form in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עור (to awake, to rouse, to be watchful, vigilance)
| 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 |