2 Kings 13:10:122 Kgs.13.10.W12TAB

בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן

beshomeron

in Samaria

Transliteration
be-SHO-mer-ON
Extended
beh-SHOH-meh-RON
IPA
/bəʃoːm.rɔˈʔoːn/

Meaning by language

English
in Samaria

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Result
בְּ + שֹׁ֣ + מְר֔ + וֹן
be + sho + mer + on
beshomeron

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-SHO-mer-ON

  2. clause

    MA-lakh ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ al-yis-ra-EL be-SHO-mer-ON SHESH e-sre sha-NA

  3. sentence

    bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-SHE-va sha-NA le-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ al-yis-ra-EL be-SHO-mer-ON SHESH e-sre sha-NA

Exegesis

Malakh {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} marks the accession clause, and be-shomron {בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן | bə-Šomrōn} establishes location.

Root and etymology

consonantsShin–Mem–Resh

to guard, watch

In context2 Kings 13:10

In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz ascended the throne of Israel in Samaria and reigned sixteen years .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 13:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 13:10, so the Hebrew word בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (beshomeron) 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.13.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.10.W12.S1) and character.