1 Samuel 20:33:41 Sam.20.33.W4TAB
עָלָ֖יו
alav
“against him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- against him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- clause
va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT a-LAV le-ha-KO-to
- sentence
va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT a-LAV le-ha-KO-to va-ye-DA ye-ho-na-TAN KI-kha-LA HI me-IM a-VIV le-ha-MIT ET-da-VID
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et-chanito {אֶת־חֲנִיתוֹ | ’et-ḥa·ni·ṯô·w} ‘his spear’ highlights the instrument, followed by the goal phrase ’al-Yonatan {עַל־יוֹנָתָן | ’al-yō·nā·ṯān} ‘at Jonathan.’
In context — 1 Samuel 20:33
Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to strike him, and Jonathan knew that his father desired to put David to death.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 20:33, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֖יו (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.20.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.33.W4.S1) and character.