2 Samuel 14:28:32 Sam.14.28.W3TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
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 | |
| 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
bi-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
va-YE-shev av-sha-LOM bi-ru-sha-LIM she-na-TA-yim ya-MIM
- sentence
va-YE-shev av-sha-LOM bi-ru-sha-LIM she-na-TA-yim ya-MIM u-fe-NE ha-ME-lekh LO ra-A
Exegesis
The subject Absalom is followed by the locative phrase biyerushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם | bî-rû-šā-lā-yim} ‘in Jerusalem.’
In context — 2 Samuel 14:28
And Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:28, 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 Sam.14.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.28.W3.S1) and character.