Zechariah 14:2:3Zech.14.2.W3TAB
אֶֽל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮
elyerushalayim
“to Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-roo-shah-LAA-yihm
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jerusalem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lam-mil-kha-MA ve-nil-khe-DA ha-IR ve-na-SAS-su ha-bba-TIM ve-han-na-SHIM te-she-gal-NA tish-sha-KHAV-na
- sentence
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lam-mil-kha-MA ve-nil-khe-DA ha-IR ve-na-SAS-su ha-bba-TIM ve-han-na-SHIM te-she-gal-NA tish-sha-KHAV-na ve-ya-TSA kha-TSI ha-IR bag-go-LA ve-YE-ter ha-AM LO yik-ka-RET min-ha-IR
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et introduces totality with kol hagoyim {כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם | kol ha-gō-yim} ‘all the nations,’ while the prepositional phrase el yerushalayim {אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם | ʾel yə-rû-šā-la-yim} marks spatial direction, and lamilchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mil-ḥā-māh} expresses purpose ‘for battle.’ A sequence of Niphal perfect verbs (nilkəḏāh, nāšassū) and a Niphal imperfect (tishakavnah) portrays the city’s capture, plunder, and violation of women, emphasizing the completeness of judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–shin
“to found, possess”
In context — Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women will be violated, and half of the city will go out into exile , but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 14:2, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ (elyerushalayim) 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.14.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.2.W3.S1) and character.