1 Samuel 14:21:71 Sam.14.21.W7TAB
עָל֥וּ
alu
“went up”
- Transliteration
- a-LU
- Extended
- aa-LOO
- IPA
- /ʕaˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- went up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LU
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-LU im-MAM
- clause
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV
- sentence
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by ʾă-šer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} then specifies those who ʿā-lû ʿim-mām {עָלוּ עִמָּם | ʿā-lû ʿim-mām} ‘had gone up with them’ around the camp.
Root and etymology
ע־ל
“upon, on”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:21
And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines like the previous days , who had gone up with them around the camp, likewise turned to be with Israel—those with Saul and Jonathan .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word עָל֥וּ (alu) 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.14.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.21.W7.S1) and character.