1 Samuel 17:32:61 Sam.17.32.W6TAB

עָלָ֑יו

alav

upon him

Transliteration
a-LAV
Extended
aa-LAAV
IPA
/ʕaːˈlaːw/

Meaning by language

English
upon him

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Result
עָ + לָ֑יו
a + lav
alav

Alphabet Analysis

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

    a-LAV

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer da-VID el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer da-VID el-sha-UL al-yip-POL lev-a-DAM a-LAV av-de-KHA ye-LEKH ve-nil-KHAM im-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE

Exegesis

The compound lev ʾādām {לֵב־אָדָם | lēb ʾādām} ‘heart of man’ denotes inner resolve, and ʿalāyw {עָלָיו | ʿalāyw} ‘because of him’ specifies cause.

In context1 Samuel 17:32

David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart falter because of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine .”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:32, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֑יו (alav) 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.17.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.32.W6.S1) and character.