2 Chronicles 21:11:72 Chr.21.11.W7TAB
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
yerushalaim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LA-ihm
- IPA
- /jəruː.ʃaˈla.im/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-im
- phraseyour reading level
et-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
va-ye-ZEN et-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yad-DAKH et-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
gam-HU a-SA-VA-mot be-ha-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-ZEN et-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yad-DAKH et-ye-hu-DA
Root and etymology
y-r-shyod–resh–shin
“foundation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:11
He also made high places on the mountains of Judah, and he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit harlotry , and he led Judah astray .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 21:11, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yerushalaim) 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.21.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.11.W7.S1) and character.