2 Kings 23:9:82 Kgs.23.9.W8TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
birushalaim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LAA-ihm
- IPA
- /biː.ruː.ʃaːˈlaː.ʔim/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im KI im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT be-TOKH a-khe-HEM
Exegesis
El-mizbāḥ Yəhōwāh birûšālayim {אֶל־מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | el-mizbāḥ Yəhōwāh birûšālayim} forms a prepositional phrase marking the exclusive cult site.
In context — 2 Kings 23:9
But the priests of the high places did not ascend to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem; rather, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 23:9, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (birushalaim) 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.23.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.9.W8.S1) and character.