עִ֣יר

𐤏𐤉𐤓

ir

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.

H5892

Joshua 21:32 · Word #4

Lexicon H5892

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

Morphology HNcfsc 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

city (feminine singular); cities (feminine plural); city of (feminine singular construct)

Rootעור (ʿ-w-r)
Core Meaningsto rouse, awaken, stir up, be alert, be watchful
Semantic Rangecity, town, fortified settlement, urban center, administrative hub, encampment, walled community
Conceptual SignificanceThe עִיר represents organized, defended human society—often contrasted with rural or pastoral life. Cities function as centers of governance, commerce, refuge, and at times rebellion or idolatry, making them key loci of covenant faithfulness or unfaithfulness within the biblical narrative.
Morphological NotesFeminine noun; occurs in absolute singular (HNcfsa), plural (HNp), and feminine singular construct (HNcfsc). The plural form is typically עָרִים. Construct form denotes possession or association ("city of...").
Rendering RationaleThe noun עִיר is traditionally linked to the root עור ("to rouse, awaken"), reflecting the idea of a guarded or wakeful settlement. The rendering preserves the feminine gender and distinguishes singular, plural, and construct forms attested in the morphology (HNcfsa, HNp, HNcfsc), while retaining the established English term "city" to reflect its settled, fortified character.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root עור (to rouse, awaken, stir up, be alert, be watchful)

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
H5892-05 areyha her watch-cities
H5892-06 areyhem their watch-cities
H5892-07 areykha your watch-guarded cities
H5892-08 areykhem your (masc. pl.) watch-cities
H5892-09 arim watch-kept cities
H5895-01 ayarim young burden-bearer colts
H5892-10 bair in the guarded city
H4631-01 bamearah in the hollowed cave
H5785-01 baor in the skin
H5892-12 bearey in the watch-cities of
H5892-13 beareyha in her watch-cities
H5892-14 beareyhem in their watch-cities
H5892-15 beareykhem in your watch-cities
H5892-16 beareynu in our watch-cities
H5892-17 bearim in the watch-cities
H5892-18 beir in the guarded city
H5892-19 beiri in my guarded city
H5892-20 beiro in his watch-city
H6147-01 er Awake-One
H5892-21 hair the watch-guarded city
H5892-22 hairah toward the guarded city
H4631-02 hamearah the hollowed cavern
H5785-02 haor the hide
H5782-02 heir he roused
H5782-03 hiteoreri Rouse yourself
H5892-24 hyr the wake-guarded city
H5892-26 irah her watch-city
H5892-27 iram their guarded-city
H5892-28 irekha your watch-guarded city
H5892-29 iri my watch-guarded city
H5892-30 iro his wake-guarded city
H5787-01 iver a struck-blind man
H5787-02 iverim blind men
H5892-31 kearim like watch-cities
H5892-32 keir like a wake-guarded city
H5892-33 lair to the watch-city
H5892-34 learey to the watch-cities of
H5892-35 leareyha to her watch-cities
H5892-36 leareyhem to their guarded cities
H5892-37 learim to the wake-guarded cities
H5892-38 leir to a watch-city
H5892-39 leiro to his watch-city
H5892-41 mearey from the watch-cities of
H5892-42 meareyhem from their watch-cities
H5892-43 mehair from the watchful city
H4631-04 mehamearah from the bare-hollow
H5892-44 mehearim from the guarded cities
H5892-45 meir from the guarded city
H5892-46 meirekha from your watch-city
H5892-47 meiro from his guarded city
H5782-04 orer one who stirs up
H5785-05 orot skins of
H5782-05 tairu you all cause to awaken
H5782-06 teoreru you (masculine plural) rouse yourselves
H5892-48 ulearey and to the watch-cities of
H5782-07 urah Awake!
H5782-08 uri Awake, you (feminine)!
H5892-49 uvearayv and in his watch-cities
H5892-50 uvearey and in the watch-cities of
H5892-51 uveiro and in his watch-guarded city
H5892-52 vair in the watchful city
H4631-05 vamearah in the bare hollow
H5892-53 vearayv and his guarded cities
H5892-54 vearey and watch-cities of
H5892-55 veareyha and her wake-guarded cities
H5892-56 veareyhem and their watch-cities
H5892-57 veareykha and your watch-cities
H5892-58 veareykhem and your watch-cities
H5892-60 vehair and the watch-guarded city
H4631-06 vehamearah and the hollowed cave
H5892-61 vehearim and the watch-cities
H5892-62 veir watch-city
H5892-63 veiro in his guarded city
H5892-64 velearim and to the guarded cities
H5785-08 veorot and skins of
H5892-65 vyr in a wake-guarded city
H5786-01 yeaver he makes blind
H5782-09 yeoru let them be awakened

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
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