2 Kings 15:2:102 Kgs.15.2.W10TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shaa-LEEM
- IPA
- /biː.ruː.ʃaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Jerusalem
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bi-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-khal-ya-HU mi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The verb malakh {מָלַךְ֖ | mā-lakh} ‘he reigned’ pairs with the locative bi-Yerushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | bi-yǔ-ru-šǎ-lā-yim} ‘in Jerusalem’ to situate his rule.
Root and etymology
y-r-š + sh-l-myod–resh–shin + shin–lamed–mem
“foundation of peace”
In context — 2 Kings 15:2
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jekoliah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalim) 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.15.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.2.W10.S1) and character.