2 Kings 21:1:102 Kgs.21.1.W10TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Jerusalem
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-LIM
- clause
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA me-na-SHE ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA me-na-SHE ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO khef-tsi-VA
Exegesis
The locative bi-Yerushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם | bî-rû-šā-lā-yim} specifies the seat of his rule.
In context — 2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hephzibah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 21:1, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalim) 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.21.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.1.W10.S1) and character.