2 Chronicles 16:3:202 Chr.16.3.W20TAB
מֵעָלָֽי׃
mealai
“from upon me”
- Transliteration
- me-a-LAI
- Extended
- mee-ah-LAI
- IPA
- /meːʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-a-LAI
- clause
hi-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-FER be-RIT-kha et-ba-sha ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEIN a-VI u-VEIN a-VI-kha hi-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-FER be-RIT-kha et-ba-sha ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Exegesis
The accusative marker et-baasha {אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא | ʾet-ba-ʿā-šā} clearly marks Baasha as object, while the vav-prefixed imperfect veyyaaleh {וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה | wə-ya-‘ă-lêh} functions jussively (‘let him go up’), further specified by the spatial prepositional phrase me’alai {מֵעָלָֽי | mē-‘ǎ-lā-y} ‘from upon me.’ This progression from treaty declaration through gift-giving to treaty-breaking mirrors the formal structure of ancient Near Eastern diplomatic narratives.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:3
There is a covenant between me and you, just as there was between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Chronicles 16:3, so the Hebrew word מֵעָלָֽי׃ (mealai) 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 2 Chr.16.3.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.3.W20.S1) and character.