Ezekiel 13:16:4Ezek.13.16.W4TAB
אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
elyerushalim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-roo-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəruː.ʃaˈlaim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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 | |
| 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
el-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM
- sentence
ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM ve-EN sha-LOM ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-yerushalayim {אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם | el-ye-ru-sha-lá-yim} directs their message to Jerusalem.
In context — Ezekiel 13:16
The prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem and who see for her a vision of peace , yet there is no peace—declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 13:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (elyerushalim) 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 Ezek.13.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.16.W4.S1) and character.