לֶֽ/עָרִ֛ים
𐤋/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
learim
by 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.
Joshua 18:9 · Word #6
Lexicon H5892
| Lemma | עִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻîyr |
| Strong's | H5892 |
| In-context | by cities |
Morphology HRd/Ncfpa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5892-49
to the wake-guarded cities
| Root | עור (ʿ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to rouse, awaken, be alert, keep watch |
| Semantic Range | city, town, fortified settlement, encampment, administrative center |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, a city is not merely a population center but a protected, watch-guarded community. The term evokes security, organized society, and covenant life lived within defended boundaries. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) with assimilated definite article + noun עִיר, feminine plural absolute ("the cities"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עִיר derives from a root associated with wakefulness and watchfulness, reflecting a settlement protected by alert guardians. The form לֶעָרִים combines the preposition לְ ("to/for") with the definite article and the feminine plural noun, yielding "to the ... cities," here rendered in a way that preserves the root sense of watchful guarding. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עור (to rouse, awaken, be alert, keep 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 |