1 Kings 15:2:41 Kgs.15.2.W4TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LAA-yihm
- IPA
- /biruːʃaːˈlaːjim/
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-LIM
- clause
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM 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 15:2
His reign in Jerusalem lasted three years. His mother’s name was Maakah , daughter of Abishalom .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalim) 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.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.2.W4.S1) and character.