2 Samuel 16:3:102 Sam.16.3.W10TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
birushalayim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LAH-yihm
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaˈlaːjim/
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
va-yo-MER tsi-VA el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LA-yim KI a-MAR ha-YOM ya-shi-VU LI BET yis-ra-EL ET mam-le-KHUT a-VI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh ve-a-YE ben-a-do-NE-kha va-yo-MER tsi-VA el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LA-yim KI a-MAR ha-YOM ya-shi-VU LI BET yis-ra-EL ET mam-le-KHUT a-VI
Exegesis
The locative bîrūšālayim {בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bîrūšālayim} ‘in Jerusalem’ specifies the place.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:3
And the king said, “Where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem , for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my father.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 16:3, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (birushalayim) 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.16.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.3.W10.S1) and character.