עִיר

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1. 2 Chronicles 31:1לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ס · to their cities
   When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
2. 2 Chronicles 31:6בְּעָרֵ֣י · in the cities
   And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.
3. 2 Chronicles 31:15בְּעָרֵ֥י · in [their] cities
   Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
4. 2 Chronicles 31:19עָרֵיהֶם֙ · each of their cities; עִ֣יר · city; וָעִ֔יר
   As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.
5. 2 Chronicles 32:1הֶעָרִ֣ים · cities
   After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
6. 2 Chronicles 32:3לָעִ֑יר · the city
   …he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
7. 2 Chronicles 32:5עִ֣יר · of the City
   Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
8. 2 Chronicles 32:6הָעִ֔יר · of the city
   Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
9. 2 Chronicles 32:18הָעִֽיר׃ · the city
   Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
10. 2 Chronicles 32:29וְעָרִים֙ · cities
    He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
11. 2 Chronicles 32:30לְעִ֣יר · of the City
    It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
12. 2 Chronicles 33:14לְעִיר־ · of the City; הֶעָרִ֥ים · cities
    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
13. 2 Chronicles 33:15לָעִֽיר׃ · the city
    He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.
14. 2 Chronicles 34:6וּבְעָרֵ֨י · [Josiah] did the same in the cities
    Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.
15. 2 Chronicles 34:8הָעִ֗יר · of the city
    Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
16. Ezra 2:1לְעִירֽוֹ׃ · to his own town
    Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
17. Ezra 2:70בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם · in their own towns; בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ס · settled [in their towns]
    So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
18. Ezra 3:1בֶּעָרִ֑יםס · in their towns
    By the seventh month, the Israelites had settled in their towns, and the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem.
19. Ezra 10:14בֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּ · in our towns; עִ֥יר · of each town; וָעִ֖יר
    Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
20. Nehemiah 2:3הָעִ֜יר · the city
    …and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
21. Nehemiah 2:5עִ֛יר · the city
    …and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”
22. Nehemiah 2:8הָעִ֔יר · for the city
    And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
23. Nehemiah 3:15מֵעִ֥יר · from the City
    The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
24. Nehemiah 7:4וְהָעִ֞יר · Now the city
    Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
25. Nehemiah 7:6לְעִירֽוֹ׃ · to his own town
    These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
26. Nehemiah 7:73בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם · in their own towns; בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ · had settled in their towns
    So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.
27. Nehemiah 8:15עָרֵיהֶם֮ · their towns
    …and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
28. Nehemiah 9:25עָרִ֣ים · fortified cities
    They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
29. Nehemiah 10:37עָרֵ֥י · the towns
    Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
30. Nehemiah 11:1עִ֣יר · city; בֶּעָרִֽים׃ · [were to dwell] in [their own] towns
    Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
31. Nehemiah 11:3וּבְעָרֵ֣י · (In the villages; בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם · in their towns
    These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—
32. Nehemiah 11:9הָעִ֖יר · of the city
    Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
33. Nehemiah 11:18בְּעִ֣יר · city
    The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
34. Nehemiah 11:20עָרֵ֣י · the villages
    The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.
35. Nehemiah 12:37עִ֣יר · of the City
    At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
36. Nehemiah 12:44הֶעָרִים֙ · of the villages
    And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
37. Nehemiah 13:18הָעִ֣יר · city
    Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
38. Esther 3:15וְהָעִ֥יר · but the city
    The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
39. Esther 4:1הָעִ֔יר · of the city
    When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
40. Esther 4:6הָעִ֔יר · the city
    So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
41. Esther 6:9הָעִ֔יר · through the city
    Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”