2 Samuel 15:37:82 Sam.15.37.W8TAB

יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

yerushalaim

Jerusalem

Transliteration
ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Extended
yeh-roo-shah-LAA-ihm
IPA
/jəruː.ʃaːˈlaː.ʔim/

Meaning by language

English
Jerusalem

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + רוּ + שָׁ + לָֽ͏ + ִם׃
ye + ru + sha + la + im
yerushalaim

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ru-sha-LA-im

  2. clause

    ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im

  3. sentence

    va-ya-VO khu-SHAI re-E da-VID ha-IR ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im

Exegesis

The definite haʿir {הָעִ֑יר | hā·ʿîr} ‘the city’ indicates a specific locale, which is then named by the proper noun Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | yerûšā·láyim} ‘Jerusalem.’ The parallel imperfect verbs (vayavo …

Root and etymology

uncertain, possibly y–r–š

to possess

In context2 Samuel 15:37

And Hushai, David’s companion , came to the city, and Absalom also entered Jerusalem .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 15:37, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ (yerushalaim) 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.15.37.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.37.W8.S1) and character.