Ezekiel 21:2:4Ezek.21.2.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:7
אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
elyerushalaim
“toward Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-roo-shah-LA-ihm
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəruːʃaˈla.im/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward 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 | 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 | |
| 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-LA-im
- clause
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-ha-TEF el-mik-DA-shim
- sentence
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-ha-TEF el-mik-DA-shim ve-hi-na-VE el-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם | yə-rū-ša-lá-yim} ‘Jerusalem’ and mikdasheha {מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ | miq-da-še-hā} ‘her sanctuaries’ specify the targeted sites, while the construct chain admat yisrael {אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾad-mat yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘land of Israel’ delineates the geographic scope.
In context — Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man , set your face toward Jerusalem and turn toward her sanctuaries , and prophesy against the land of Israel.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (elyerushalaim) 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.2.W4.S1) and character.