2 Kings 18:17:142 Kgs.18.17.W14TAB

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם

yerushalaim

Jerusalem

Transliteration
ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Extended
yeh-roo-shah-LAA-ihm
IPA
/jəruːʃaːˈlaːjim/

Meaning by language

English
Jerusalem

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + רוּ + שָׁ + לַ + ִ֔ם
ye + ru + sha + la + im
yerushalaim

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ru-sha-LA-im

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im

  3. clause

    va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u va-ya-am-DU bit-a-LAT ha-be-re-KHA ha-e-lyo-NA a-SHER bim-si-LAT se-DE kho-VES

  4. sentence

    va-yish-LAKH ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-tar-TAN ve-et-rav-sa-RIS ve-et-rav-sha-KE min-la-KHISH el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu be-KHEIL ka-VED ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-LU va-ya-BO-u va-ya-am-DU bit-a-LAT ha-be-re-KHA ha-e-lyo-NA a-SHER bim-si-LAT se-DE kho-VES

Exegesis

The construct chain be-kheil ka-vēḏ Yə-rû-šā-lā-yim {בְּחֵיל כָּבֵד יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | bə-ḥêil kā-vēḏ yə-rû-šā-lā-yim} ‘with a great army Jerusalem’ links descriptor and noun tightly, signifying a formidable military presence.

In context2 Kings 18:17

Then the king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rav-saris, and Rav-shakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they ascended and arrived, they stood at the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Washerman’s Field .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 18:17, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yerushalaim) 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.18.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.17.W14.S1) and character.