Jeremiah 14:16:8Jer.14.16.W8TAB
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם
yerushalaim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LAA-ihm
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaːˈlaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- phraseyour reading level
yih-YU mush-la-KHIM be-khu-TSOT ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
ve-ha-AM a-SHER-HE-ma niv-be-IM la-HEM yih-YU mush-la-KHIM be-khu-TSOT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mip-ne ha-ra-AV ve-ha-KHE-rev ve-EN me-ka-BER la-HE-ma HE-ma ne-she-HEM u-ve-ne-HEM u-ve-no-te-HEM
- sentence
ve-ha-AM a-SHER-HE-ma niv-be-IM la-HEM yih-YU mush-la-KHIM be-khu-TSOT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mip-ne ha-ra-AV ve-ha-KHE-rev ve-EN me-ka-BER la-HE-ma HE-ma ne-she-HEM u-ve-ne-HEM u-ve-no-te-HEM ve-sha-fakh-TI a-le-HEM et-ra-a-TAM
In context — Jeremiah 14:16
And the people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, with none to bury them—their wives, their sons, or their daughters. And I will pour out upon them their evil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 14:16, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (yerushalaim) 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 Jer.14.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.16.W8.S1) and character.