Jeremiah 15:4:14Jer.15.4.W14TAB
בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
birushalim
“in Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- bi-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- bih-roo-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /biːruːʃaˈlaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Jerusalem
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| 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
bi-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
big-LAL me-na-SHE ben-ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA AL a-sher-a-SA bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
u-ne-ta-TIM le-zu-A le-za-a-VA le-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-A-rets big-LAL me-na-SHE ben-ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA AL a-sher-a-SA bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
Biglal {בִּ֠גְלַל | bi-glal} introduces the causal nexus, leading into the relative clause asher asah birushalayim {אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | ʾă-šer ʿā-śā(h) bi-yə-rū-šā-lā-yim}, which specifies the act in Jerusalem that prompts judgment.
In context — Jeremiah 15:4
And I will give them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth on account of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ (birushalim) 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.15.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.4.W14.S1) and character.