Jeremiah 15:5:4Jer.15.5.W4TAB
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
yerushalayim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LA-yihm
- IPA
- /jəruː.ʃaˈlajim/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
KI MI-ya-kh-MOL a-LA-yikh ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-MI ya-NUD LAKH
- sentence
KI MI-ya-kh-MOL a-LA-yikh ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-MI ya-NUD LAKH u-MI ya-SUR li-she-OL le-sha-LOM LAKH
In context — Jeremiah 15:5
For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem ? Or who will lament for you? Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare ?
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (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 Jer.15.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.5.W4.S1) and character.