Zechariah 14:10:7Zech.14.10.W7TAB

יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם

yerushalayim

Jerusalem

Transliteration
ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Extended
yeh-roo-shah-LAA-yihm
IPA
/jə.ruː.ʃaːˈlaː.jim/

Meaning by language

English
Jerusalem

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + רֽוּ + שָׁ + לָ֑͏ + ִם
ye + ru + sha + la + yim
yerushalayim

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

  2. clause

    yi-SOV KOL-ha-A-rets ka-a-ra-VA mi-GE-va le-ri-MON NE-gev ye-ru-sha-LA-yim

  3. sentence

    yi-SOV KOL-ha-A-rets ka-a-ra-VA mi-GE-va le-ri-MON NE-gev ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ra-a-MA ve-ya-she-VA takh-te-HA le-mish-SHA-ar bin-ya-MIN ad-me-KOM SHA-ar ha-ri-SHON ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NIM u-mig-DAL kha-nan-EL AD yik-VE ha-ME-lekh

Root and etymology

Rootyod–resh–shin

to found, possess

In contextZechariah 14:10

And all the land shall be turned like the Arabah , from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but it shall be raised up and inhabited in its place, from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.

About this coordinate

Zechariah 14:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Zechariah 14:10, so the Hebrew word יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם (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 Zech.14.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.10.W7.S1) and character.