1 Samuel 17:6:31 Sam.17.6.W3TAB
עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו
alraglav
“upon his feet or legs”
- Transliteration
- al-rag-LAV
- Extended
- ahl-rag-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕal.raɣˈlaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon his feet or legs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-rag-LAV
- clause
u-mits-KHAT ne-KHO-shet al-rag-LAV
- sentence
u-mits-KHAT ne-KHO-shet al-rag-LAV ve-khi-DON ne-KHO-shet BEN ke-te-FAV
In context — 1 Samuel 17:6
Bronze greaves were on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו (alraglav) 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.17.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.6.W3.S1) and character.