1 Kings 15:10:51 Kgs.15.10.W5TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalaim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LAIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shaa-LAA-eem
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaːˈlaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Jerusalem
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
bi-ru-sha-LAIM
- clause
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM
- sentence
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA BAT-a-vi-sha-LOM
Root and etymology
shin–lamed–memshin–lamed–mem
“to be complete, sound”
In context — 1 Kings 15:10
He reigned in Jerusalem for forty-one years, and his mother’s name was Maakah, daughter of Abishalom.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalaim) 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 Kgs.15.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.10.W5.S1) and character.