1 Kings 13:3:161 Kgs.13.3.W16TAB
אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃
asheralaiv
“which is on it”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-a-LAIV
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-ah-LAAIV
- IPA
- /ʔă.ʃɛr.ʕa.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- which is on it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-a-LAIV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-DE-shen a-SHER-a-LAIV
- clause
hi-NE ha-miz-BE-akh nik-RA ve-nish-PAKH ha-DE-shen a-SHER-a-LAIV
- sentence
ve-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FET le-MOR ZE ha-mo-FET a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH hi-NE ha-miz-BE-akh nik-RA ve-nish-PAKH ha-DE-shen a-SHER-a-LAIV
Exegesis
The relative asher-ʿalav {אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו | ʾă-šer-ʿā-lāv} ‘which-is-upon-it’ specifies the location of the residue, highlighting the precise nature of the sign.
In context — 1 Kings 13:3
And he gave a sign on that day, saying, “This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Behold, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃ (asheralaiv) 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 Kgs.13.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.3.W16.S1) and character.