2 Samuel 9:13:32 Sam.9.13.W3TAB
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
birushalaim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LAI-m
- Extended
- bih-roo-shaa-LAI-m
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaˈlajim/
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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Word in context
- word
bi-ru-sha-LAI-m
- clause
u-me-fi-VO-shet yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LAI-m KI al-shu-le-KHAN ha-ME-lekh ta-MID HU o-KHEL
- sentence
u-me-fi-VO-shet yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LAI-m KI al-shu-le-KHAN ha-ME-lekh ta-MID HU o-KHEL ve-HU fi-SE-akh she-TEI rag-LAV
Exegesis
The locative phrase bi-Yerushalayim {בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bi-rū-šā-layim} ‘in Jerusalem’ sets the scene, while the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the explanatory clause.
In context — 2 Samuel 9:13
And Mephiboshet lived in Jerusalem, because he partook perpetually of the king’s table ; and he was lame in both feet.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 9:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 9:13, so the Hebrew word בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (birushalaim) 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.9.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.9.13.W3.S1) and character.