1 Chronicles 21:4:31 Chr.21.4.W3TAB
עַל־יוֹאָ֑ב
alyoav
“against Joab”
- Transliteration
- al-yo-AV
- Extended
- ah l-yoh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʕal.joˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Joab
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
al-yo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZAK al-yo-AV
- clause
u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh kha-ZAK al-yo-AV
- sentence
u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh kha-ZAK al-yo-AV va-ye-TSE yo-AV va-yit-ha-LEKH be-KHOL-yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal-yoav {עַל־יוֹאָב | ʿal-yōʾāḇ} ‘over/against Joab’ marks Joab as the one pressured by the command.
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:4
However, the king’s word prevailed over Joab, and Joab went out and went about through all Israel, and he came to Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 21:4, so the Hebrew word עַל־יוֹאָ֑ב (alyoav) 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.4.W3.S1) and character.