1 Chronicles 21:1:31 Chr.21.1.W3TAB
עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
alyisrael
“against Israel”
- Transliteration
- al-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- ahl-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʕal.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD sa-TAN al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD sa-TAN al-yis-ra-EL va-ya-SET et-da-VID lim-NOT et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The noun satan {שָׂטָ֖ן | śāṭān} “adversary” functions as subject, introduced by the preposition ‘al {עַל | ‘al} “against” to create direct opposition toward Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrā’ēl} “Israel.”
The infinitive construct limnôt {לִמְנוֹת | limnôt} “to count” specifies the provocation, again preceded by ’et {אֶת | ’et} before Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiśrā’ēl} “Israel.” This sequence highlights the adversary’s agency moving from opposition to action.
Root and etymology
Roots-r
“leader”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 21:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (alyisrael) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.1.W3.S1) and character.