2 Kings 15:8:122 Kgs.15.8.W12TAB
בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן
beshomeron
“in Samaria”
- Transliteration
- be-sho-me-RON
- Extended
- beh-shoh-meh-ROHN
- IPA
- /bəʃoːmərˈroːn/
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-sho-me-RON
- clause
ma-LAKH ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON shish-SHA kho-da-SHIM
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM u-she-mo-NE sha-NA la-a-zar-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON shish-SHA kho-da-SHIM
Exegesis
The phrase ‘al-yisrā’ēl {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ‘al-yisrā’ēl} marks the domain of his rule, and bə-šōmrōn {בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן | bə-šōmrōn} specifies the royal seat.
In context — 2 Kings 15:8
In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned six months.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:8, so the Hebrew word בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן (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.15.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.8.W12.S1) and character.