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
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-BO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- 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
- 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 context — 2 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.