2 Chronicles 21:13:82 Chr.21.13.W8TAB
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
yerushalayim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LA-yihm
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaˈlajim/
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-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV
- sentence
va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV ve-GAM ET-a-KHE-kha BET-a-VI-kha ha-to-VIM mi-me-KHA ha-RAG-ta
Root and etymology
y-r-shyod–resh–shin
“foundation”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:13
And you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication as the harlotries of the house of Ahab. And you also killed your brothers, the house of your father, who were better than you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 21:13, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (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.21.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.13.W8.S1) and character.