1 Chronicles 15:3:41 Chr.15.3.W4TAB
אֶל־יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
elyerushalim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-roo-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəruː.ʃaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
va-yak-HEL da-VID et-KOL-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
va-yak-HEL da-VID et-KOL-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ru-sha-LIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON ye-ho-VAH el-me-ko-MO a-SHER-he-KHIN LO
Exegesis
Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | yerûšālāyim} follows the preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} indicating movement toward the city.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:3
David gathered all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place , which he had made ready for it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 15:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (elyerushalim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.3.W4.S1) and character.