1 Samuel 14:10:51 Sam.14.10.W5TAB
וְעָלִ֔ינוּ
vealinu
“then we will go up”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-LI-nu
- Extended
- veh-aa-LEE-noo
- IPA
- /vəʕaːˈliːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then we will go up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-a-LI-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 vav-consecutive wə-ʿālînû {וְעָלִינוּ | wə-ʿă-lî-nû} ‘and we will come up’ expresses resolve.
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 14:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 14:10, so the Hebrew word וְעָלִ֔ינוּ (vealinu) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.10.W5.S1) and character.