1 Samuel 16:23:151 Sam.16.23.W15TAB

מֵעָלָ֖יו

mealav

from upon him

Transliteration
me-a-LAV
Extended
mee-ah-LAAV
IPA
/meːʕɑːˈlajv/

Meaning by language

English
from upon him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֵ + עָ + לָ֖יו
me + a + lav
mealav

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-a-LAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV

  3. clause

    ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL ve-TOV LO ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV RU-akh ha-ra-A

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-YA bi-he-YOT RU-akh-e-lo-HIM el-sha-UL ve-la-KHAKH da-VID et-ha-ki-NOR ve-ni-GEN be-ya-DO ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL ve-TOV LO ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV RU-akh ha-ra-A

In context1 Samuel 16:23

And it happened, whenever the spirit of God was upon Saul, David would take the lyre and play with his hand, and relief came to Saul, and it was good for him; and the evil spirit departed from him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:23:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 16:23, so the Hebrew word מֵעָלָ֖יו (mealav) 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.16.23.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.23.W15.S1) and character.