2 Chronicles 20:27:82 Chr.20.27.W8TAB
אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
elyerushalayim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-roo-shaa-LA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəruːʃaːˈlajim/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-LA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHUV el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
va-ya-SHU-vu KAL-i-SH ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT be-ro-SHAM la-SHUV el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim be-sim-KHA
- sentence
va-ya-SHU-vu KAL-i-SH ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT be-ro-SHAM la-SHUV el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim be-sim-KHA ki-sim-me-KHAM ye-ho-VAH me-o-ye-VE-hem
Exegesis
The infinitive lashuv {לָשׁוּב | lā·šûv} ‘to return’ combined with el-Yerushalayim {אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם | ʾel-yərū·šā·la·yim} ‘to Jerusalem’ expresses purpose, while be-simchah {בְּשִׂמְחָה | bə·sîm·ḥāh} ‘with joy’ marks the emotional state.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:27
And all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice over their enemies.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 20:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם (elyerushalayim) 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 2 Chr.20.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.27.W8.S1) and character.