2 Chronicles 20:28:22 Chr.20.28.W2TAB
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
yerushalayim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LA-yihm
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaˈlajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-yim bin-ne-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT u-va-kha-tso-ts-ROT
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-yim bin-ne-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT u-va-kha-tso-ts-ROT el-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The proper noun Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yĕ·rû·šā·lá·yim} functions as the destination.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:28
And they came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets to the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:28, so the Hebrew word יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yerushalayim) 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.20.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.28.W2.S1) and character.