1 Samuel 23:21:81 Sam.23.21.W8TAB
עָלָֽי׃
alai
“on me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- on me
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- clause
KI kha-mal-TEM a-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL be-ru-KHIM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH KI kha-mal-TEM a-LAI
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause, in which the perfect verb ḥămaltem {חַמַלְתֶּם | ḥămaltem} ‘you have shown compassion’ and the prepositional phrase ʿālāy {עָלָי | ʿālāy} ‘on me’ complete the motive. In English, the participle is rendered as a subjunctive wish (“May you be blessed”) in formal and as an expression of bestowal (“give you blessing”) in dynamic, while the causal clause uses “because” to convey the reason implied by kî.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, “May you be blessed by the LORD , because you have shown mercy to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 23:21, so the Hebrew word עָלָֽי׃ (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.23.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.21.W8.S1) and character.