1 Samuel 14:10:41 Sam.14.10.W4TAB
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙
alenu
“upon us”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-nu
- Extended
- aa-LEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈleːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-LU a-LE-nu
- clause
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU a-LU a-LE-nu ve-a-LI-nu ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DE-nu
- sentence
ve-im-KO yo-me-RU a-LU a-LE-nu ve-a-LI-nu ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-ya-DE-nu ve-ze-LA-nu ha-OT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿālênû {עָלֵינוּ | ʿā-lê-nû} ‘to us’ indicates direction.
Root and etymology
ע־ל
“upon, on”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:10
But if they say, “Come up to us,” then we will go up, because the LORD has given them into our hand, and this will be the sign for us.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:10, so the Hebrew word עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ (alenu) 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 Sam.14.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.10.W4.S1) and character.