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
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- 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 context — 2 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.