1 Samuel 17:35:71 Sam.17.35.W7TAB
עָלַ֔י
alai
“against me”
- Transliteration
- A-lai
- Extended
- AA-lai
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- against me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
A-lai
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM A-lai
- clause
va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV ve-hik-KI-tiV ve-hits-TAL-ti mi-PIV va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
In context — 1 Samuel 17:35
I went out in pursuit, struck it, and pulled it free from its jaws. When it rose against me, I grasped its beard , struck it, and killed it.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:35, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֔י (alai) 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.17.35.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.35.W7.S1) and character.