2 Samuel 20:22:192 Sam.20.22.W19TAB
יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
yerushalaim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LAA-ihm
- IPA
- /jəruː.ʃaːˈlaːjim/
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 | |
| 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
ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- phraseyour reading level
SHAV ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
ve-yo-AV SHAV ye-ru-sha-LA-im el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ta-VO ha-i-SHA el-KOL-ha-AM be-kha-kha-ma-TA va-yik-re-TU et-ROSH SHE-va ben-bikh-RI va-yash-li-KHU el-yo-AV va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-ya-fu-TSU me-AL-ha-IR ISH le-o-ha-LAV ve-yo-AV SHAV ye-ru-sha-LA-im el-ha-ME-lekh
In context — 2 Samuel 20:22
And the woman came to all the people with her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. Then he blew the trumpet , and they scattered from the city, each man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:22:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Samuel 20:22, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם (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.20.22.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.22.W19.S1) and character.