1 Kings 15:17:41 Kgs.15.17.W4TAB
עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה
alyehuda
“against Judah”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ʕal.jəhuːˈðaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Judah
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-yehudah {עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה | ʿal-yəhûḏāh} ‘against Judah’ frames the movement as hostile rather than merely geographic.
Root and etymology
y-h-dyod–heh–dalet
“to praise”
In context — 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה (alyehuda) 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.15.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W4.S1) and character.