2 Kings 15:14:102 Kgs.15.14.W10TAB

בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן

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

Result
בְּ + שֹׁ + מְ + ר֑וֹן
be + shom + re + ron
beshomreron

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-shom-re-RON

  2. clause

    va-YA-al me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di mit-tir-TSA va-ya-BO shom-re-RON va-YAKH et-shal-LUM ben-ya-VESH be-shom-re-RON

  3. sentence

    va-YA-al me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di mit-tir-TSA va-ya-BO shom-re-RON va-YAKH et-shal-LUM ben-ya-VESH be-shom-re-RON va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH takh-TAIV

Exegesis

The repetition of the place name šōmrôn {שֹׁמְרוֹן | šōmrôn} frames the geographical setting.

In context2 Kings 15:14

And Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria; and he struck down Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death, and he reigned in his place .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן (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.15.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.14.W10.S1) and character.