Nehemiah 13:20:6Neh.13.20.W6TAB
לִירוּשָׁלָ֖͏ִם
lirushalayim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- li-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- lih-roo-shah-LAA-yeem
- IPA
- /li.ruː.ʃaːˈlaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
li-ru-sha-LA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim PA-am u-she-TA-yim
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mi-ḥūṣ {מִח֥וּץ | mi-ḥūṣ} + li-yerushalayim {לִירוּשָׁלָ֖ם | li-ye-rū-ša-lá-yim} delineates spatial separation from the city.
In context — Nehemiah 13:20
The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word לִירוּשָׁלָ֖͏ִם (lirushalayim) 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 Neh.13.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W6.S1) and character.