עָרֵי/הֶֽם
𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌
areyhem
their 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.
Numbers 21:2 · Word #15
Lexicon H5892
| Lemma | עִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻîyr |
| Strong's | H5892 |
| In-context | their cities |
Morphology HNcfpc/Sp3mp
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 H5892-06
their watch-cities
| Root | עור (ʿ-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | to wake, to rouse, to be alert, watchfulness |
| Semantic Range | city, town, fortified settlement, encampment, administrative center |
| Conceptual Significance | The עִיר represents the organized, defended center of communal life in ancient Israel—places of governance, refuge, commerce, and covenantal identity—embodying the idea of a watchful, protected community within the land. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine plural noun in construct form (עָרֵי) with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix (הֶם), yielding "their cities." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עִיר is traditionally understood as deriving from the root עור ("to be awake, watchful"), reflecting a guarded or wakeful settlement. The form עָרֵי־הֶם is feminine plural construct with a 3rd masculine plural suffix, thus "their" (3mp) "cities" (f.pl.), rendered here as "their watch-cities" to preserve both the root sense of guarded alertness and the plural possessive morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עור (to wake, to rouse, to be alert, watchfulness)
| 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 |