2 Kings 21:4:82 Kgs.21.4.W8TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
birushalim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LIHM
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaˈlim/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase birushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם | bĭ-rû-ša-lá-yim} ‘in Jerusalem’ emphasizes the chosen location for divine presence.
In context — 2 Kings 21:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם (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.21.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.4.W8.S1) and character.