2 Kings 21:12:92 Kgs.21.12.W9TAB
עַל־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
alyerushalayim
“upon Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- ah-l-yeh-roo-shah-LAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ʕal.jəruː.ʃaːˈlaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
Exegesis
The preposition al {עַל | ʿal} ‘upon’ marks Jerusalem and Judah, linked by the conjunction vav {ו | wə} prefixed to Yehudah {יְהוּדָה | yə-hū-ḏāh}.
In context — 2 Kings 21:12
Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah so that all who hear of it will have both ears tingle.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word עַל־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם (alyerushalayim) 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.21.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.12.W9.S1) and character.