2 Kings 13:1:132 Kgs.13.1.W13TAB
בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן
beshomreron
“in Samaria”
- Transliteration
- be-shom-re-RON
- Extended
- beh-shohm-reh-ROHN
- IPA
- /bəʃom.rəˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Samaria
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-shom-re-RON
- clause
ma-LAKH ye-ho-a-KHAZ BEN-ye-HU al-yis-ra-EL be-shom-re-RON she-VA e-se-RE sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM ve-sha-LOSH sha-NA le-yo-ASH BEN-a-khaz-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ye-ho-a-KHAZ BEN-ye-HU al-yis-ra-EL be-shom-re-RON she-VA e-se-RE sha-NA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal-yisrael {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | ʿal-yiśrāʾēl} specifies the realm of authority (“over Israel”), while be-shomron {בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן | bə-šōmrôn} supplies the seat/location of rule (“in Samaria”).
Root and etymology
consonantsShin–Mem–Resh
“to guard, watch”
In context — 2 Kings 13:1
In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria for seventeen years.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (beshomreron) 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 Kgs.13.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.1.W13.S1) and character.