Ezekiel 22:19:15Ezek.22.19.W15TAB
יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
yerushalim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
la-KHEN hin-ne-NI ko-VETS et-KHEM el-TO-kh ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an he-YOT kul-le-KHEM le-si-GIM la-KHEN hin-ne-NI ko-VETS et-KHEM el-TO-kh ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-tokh yerushalayim {אֶל־תּוֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | ʾel-tō-ḵ yə-rū-šā-lā-yim} specifies movement into Jerusalem’s core, framing the impending judgment.
In context — Ezekiel 22:19
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Because you have all turned into dross , therefore, behold, I Myself am gathering you into the heart of Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 22:19, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ (yerushalim) 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.22.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.19.W15.S1) and character.