Jeremiah 17:21:12Jer.17.21.W12TAB
יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
yerushalim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LIHM
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaːˈliːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The conjunction va-haveitem {וַהֲבֵאתֶם | wa-hă-ḇê-ʾe-ṯem} plus locative beshaarei Yerushalayim {בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | bə-ša-ʿă-rê Yə-rû-šā-lā-yim} extends the prohibition to city gates, linking individual obedience to communal sanctity.
Root and etymology
“city of peace”
In context — Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 17:21, 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 Jer.17.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W12.S1) and character.