בְּ/עִ֖יר
𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓
beir
in the 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 9:31 · Word #6
Lexicon H5892
| Lemma | עִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻîyr |
| Strong's | H5892 |
| In-context | in the city |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc
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 H5892-18
in the guarded city
| Root | עור (ʿ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to rouse, to awaken, to be alert, to watch |
| Semantic Range | city, town, fortified settlement, urban center, encampment, administrative center |
| Conceptual Significance | The עִיר represents an organized, defended community—often walled and governed—serving as the social, economic, and judicial heart of Israelite life. Cities function as places of refuge, authority, and covenantal identity, contrasting with open fields or wilderness and symbolizing ordered communal existence under divine oversight. |
| Morphological Notes | בְּ preposition (“in”) + noun עִיר (feminine singular; absolute or construct as indicated by Ncfsa/Ncfsc). No pronominal suffix. Appears with prefixed preposition in all cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עִיר is traditionally linked to the root עור (ʿ-w-r, “to awaken, be watchful”), reflecting the idea of a place kept awake or guarded. The form בְּעִיר consists of the preposition בְּ (“in”) attached to a feminine singular noun in the absolute or construct state, hence “in the guarded city,” preserving both the locative preposition and the feminine singular sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עור (to rouse, to awaken, to be alert, to watch)
| 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 |