Ezekiel 16:3:5Ezek.16.3.W5TAB
לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
lirushalayim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- li-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- lih-roo-shah-LA-yihm
- IPA
- /liːruːʃɑˈlajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
li-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH li-ru-sha-LA-yim me-kho-ro-TA-yikh u-mol-do-TA-yikh me-E-rets ha-ke-na-ni
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH li-ru-sha-LA-yim me-kho-ro-TA-yikh u-mol-do-TA-yikh me-E-rets ha-ke-na-ni a-VIKH ha-e-mo-RI ve-i-MEKH khi-TIT
Exegesis
The phrase li-rushalayim {לִירוּשָׁלִַם֙ | li-ru-šā-layim} specifies the addressee.
In context — Ezekiel 16:3
And you shall say, “Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: Your origins and your births are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 16:3, so the Hebrew word לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (lirushalayim) 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.16.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.3.W5.S1) and character.