Zechariah 14:11:7Zech.14.11.W7TAB
יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם
yerushalim
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ye-ru-sha-LIM
- Extended
- yeh-roo-shah-LIHM
- IPA
- /jəruːʃaˈlim/
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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Word in context
- word
ye-ru-sha-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yash-VA ye-ru-sha-LIM
- clause
ve-yash-VA ye-ru-sha-LIM la-VE-takh
- sentence
ve-ya-she-VU VAH ve-KHE-rem LO yih-ye-EH-OD ve-yash-VA ye-ru-sha-LIM la-VE-takh
Exegesis
In parallel, Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלַם | Yerūšālayim} “Jerusalem” plus the perfect veyashvah {וְיָשְׁבָה | wə-yāšəḇāh} “and she will dwell” and the prepositional phrase lavetach {לָבֶטַח | lā-ve-ṭaḥ} “in security” form a chiasm dwell–ban–dwell that highlights the shift from judgment to assured restoration.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–shin
“to found, possess”
In context — Zechariah 14:11
And they will dwell in it, and ban will not be there again; and Jerusalem will dwell in security .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Zechariah 14:11, 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 Zech.14.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.11.W7.S1) and character.