1 Kings 19:16:61 Kgs.19.16.W6TAB
עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
alyisrael
“over Israel”
- Transliteration
- al-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- ahl-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʕal.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- over 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
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase le-melekh {לְמֶלֶךְ | lə-me-leḵ} “as king” is complemented by the scope indicator al-Yisrael {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal-yis-ra-ʾēl}.
In context — 1 Kings 19:16
And you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah as prophet in your place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 19:16, 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 Kgs.19.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.16.W6.S1) and character.