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

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Result
עָ + ל֥וּ
a + lu
alu

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-LU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER a-LU im-MAM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.