2 Kings 17:1:102 Kgs.17.1.W10TAB
בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן
veshomeron
“in Samaria”
- Transliteration
- ve-sho-me-RON
- Extended
- veh-shoh-meh-ROHN
- IPA
- /vəʃoːm.rɔˈn/
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
ve-sho-me-RON
- phraseyour reading level
ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON
- clause
ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TEM e-se-RE le-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases beshomron {בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן | bə-šom-rôn} ‘in Samaria’ and al-yisrael {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʿal-yis-rāʼ-ēl} ‘over Israel’ locate the royal seat and convey authority.
Root and etymology
sh-m-rshin–mem–resh
“to keep, guard”
In context — 2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah began his reign in Samaria over Israel and ruled for nine years.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 17:1, so the Hebrew word בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן (veshomeron) 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.17.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.1.W10.S1) and character.