1 Chronicles 20:2:41 Chr.20.2.W4TAB
מֵעַ֨ל
meal
“from upon”
- Transliteration
- me-AL
- Extended
- meh-AL
- IPA
- /meːˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
me-AL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO
- clause
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH da-VID et-a-te-RET-mal-KAM me-AL ro-SHO va-yim-tsa-A mish-KAL kik-KAR-za-HAV u-VA E-ven ye-ka-RA va-te-HI al-ROSH da-VID u-she-LAL ha-IR ho-TSI har-BE me-OD
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me-’al rōšô {מֵעַל רֹאשׁוֹ | me-‘al rōšô} ‘from above his head’ emphasizes the removal of royal insignia.
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:2
And David took the crown from the head of their king, and it was found to weigh a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone . It was set upon David’s head, and he brought out much plunder from the city.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 20:2, so the Hebrew word מֵעַ֨ל (meal) 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 1 Chr.20.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.2.W4.S1) and character.