Jeremiah 39:8:9Jer.39.8.W9TAB
יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
yerushalim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shaa-LEEM
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaːˈlim/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ve-ET-kho-MOT ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
ve-ET-kho-MOT ye-ru-sha-LIM na-TSU
- sentence
ve-ET-BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ET-BET ha-AM sar-FU ha-kas-de-DIM ba-ESH ve-ET-kho-MOT ye-ru-sha-LIM na-TSU
Root and etymology
י־ר־שׁ/ל־ם
“foundation of peace”
In context — Jeremiah 39:8
The Chaldeans set the king’s house and the people’s houses ablaze , and they pulled down the walls of Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 39:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 39:8, so the Hebrew word יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם (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.39.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.39.8.W9.S1) and character.