1 Kings 20:38:81 Kgs.20.38.W8TAB
עַל־עֵינָֽיו׃
alenav
“over his eyes”
- Transliteration
- al-E-na-v
- Extended
- ahl-EE-nahv
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʕeːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- over his eyes
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-E-na-v
- clause
va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
- sentence
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
Exegesis
The instrument phrase bā’āper {בָּאֲפֵר | bā’āper} ‘in dust’ combined with ‘al-’ēnāyw {עַל־עֵינָיו | ‘al-’ēnāyw} ‘upon his eyes’ conveys covert concealment. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew word order and highlights the functional roles of the prepositional clauses.
In context — 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and he disguised himself with dust over his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word עַל־עֵינָֽיו׃ (alenav) 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.20.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W8.S1) and character.