2 Kings 18:2:102 Kgs.18.2.W10TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalayim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- bih-roo-shaa-LAA-yeem
- 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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Word in context
- word
bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO a-VI bat-ze-khar-YA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bi-rûšālayim {בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | bi-rū·šā·lǎ·yim} “in Jerusalem” designates location.
In context — 2 Kings 18:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi daughter of Zechariah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 18:2, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalayim) 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.18.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.2.W10.S1) and character.