2 Samuel 16:15:62 Sam.16.15.W6TAB
יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם
yerushalaim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LAA-ihm
- IPA
- /jəruː.ʃaːˈlaː.im/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 ve-KHOL-ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL ba-U ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL ba-U ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-a-khi-TO-fel i-TO
Exegesis
The verb bau yerushalayim {בָּאוּ יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | bā-ʾû yĕ-ru-šā-lā-yim} ‘they came to Jerusalem’ indicates a unified arrival.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:15
And Absalom and all the people of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (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.16.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.15.W6.S1) and character.