Genesis 3:10

The form עִירָם is composed of the singular noun עִיר (“city”) with the third person masculine plural pronominal suffix -ם (“their”), yielding the meaning “their city.” While עִיר is morphologically singular, it is frequently used as a collective or distributive noun, especially in poetic or prophetic contexts (cf. Isa. 1:7; Jer. 4:26), and thus עִירָם may be understood as “each of their cities” or simply “their cities” distributively. This form contrasts with the explicit plural עירמם (“their cities”), formed from the plural עָרִים, which appears more commonly in narrative or legal prose (e.g., Num. 32:17).