2 Kings 15:33:92 Kgs.15.33.W9TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalaim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- bih-roo-shaa-LAA-ihm
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaːˈlaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
ben-E-srim ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-SHESH-e-sre sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ben-E-srim ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-SHESH-e-sre sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ve-SHEM i-MO ye-ru-SHA bat-tsa-DOK
Exegesis
The continuation wə-šēš-ʿeśrêh šānāh mālaḵ bī-rûšālāyim {וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | wə-šēš-ʿeśrêh šānāh mālaḵ bī-rûšālāyim} ‘and sixteen years he reigned in Jerusalem’ foregrounds the action mālaḵ in verb-first order for emphasis.
Root and etymology
y-r-š + sh-l-myod–resh–shin + shin–lamed–mem
“foundation of peace”
In context — 2 Kings 15:33
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha, daughter of Zadok.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalaim) 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.15.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.33.W9.S1) and character.