2 Kings 22:1:92 Kgs.22.1.W9TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LIM
- IPA
- /biː.ruː.ʃaːˈlim/
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-mo-NE sha-NA yo-shi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-she-mo-NE sha-NA yo-shi-YA-hu ve-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-di-DA bat-a-da-YA mi-bats-KAT
Exegesis
The phrase biryushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | bīryūšālayīm} ‘in Jerusalem’ marks the regnal location.
In context — 2 Kings 22:1
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah , the daughter of Adaiah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 22:1, 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.22.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.1.W9.S1) and character.