Isaiah 22:21:11Isa.22.21.W11TAB

יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם

yerushalayim

Jerusalem

Transliteration
ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Extended
yeh-roo-shaa-LAH-yihm
IPA
/jəruːʃɔːˈlaːjim/

Meaning by language

English
Jerusalem

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + רוּ + שָׁ + לַ֖͏ + ִם
ye + ru + sha + la + yim
yerushalayim

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-yo-SHEV ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

  3. clause

    ve-ha-YA le-AV le-yo-SHEV ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-le-VET ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    ve-hil-bash-TI-v ku-tan-TE-kha ve-av-NET-kha a-khaz-ze-KE-nu u-mem-she-le-TE-kha e-TEN be-YA-do ve-ha-YA le-AV le-yo-SHEV ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-le-VET ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The final vav imperfect vehayah {וְהָיָ֥ה | wə-hāyāh} ‘and he will be,’ with predicate le’av {לְאָ֛ב | lə-ʾāḇ} ‘a father’ and coordinated complements leyoshev yerushalayim {לְיוֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם | lə-yō-šēḇ Yə-rū-šā-la-yim} ‘to the inhabitant of Jerusalem’ and u-lebeit yehudah {וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה | ū-lə-ḇēṯ Yə-hû-ḏā} ‘and to the house of Judah,’ defines the resultant paternal role. This structure emphasizes divine initiative culminating in appointed leadership.

In contextIsaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with your tunic , and I will bind your sash on him, and I will place your authority into his hand, and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 22:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 22:21, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם (yerushalayim) 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 Isa.22.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.21.W11.S1) and character.