הֶ/עָרִ֖ים

𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌

hearim

of the 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.

H5892

Numbers 32:38 · Word #14

Lexicon H5892

Lemmaעִיר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤉𐤓
Transliterationʻîyr
Strong'sH5892
In-contextof the cities

Morphology HTd/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 H5892-23

the guarded cities

Morphological NotesNoun common feminine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־ assimilated here as הֶ־); no pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עִיר is likely derived from a root conveying wakefulness or vigilant guarding (ʿ-w-r/ʿ-y-r). Rendering it as "the guarded cities" preserves this underlying sense of a protected, watch-kept settlement while accurately reflecting the feminine plural absolute form with the definite article ("the" + plural noun).

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Words from Root עיר (wakefulness, vigilance, watchfulness, guarded place)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6144-01 ar Ar (the City)
H5892-02 arayikhe your watch-cities
H5892-04 arey watch-cities of

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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