2 Chronicles 17:1:62 Chr.17.1.W6TAB
עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
alyisrael
“against Israel”
- Transliteration
- al-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- ahl-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʕal.jis.rɑːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZEK al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAIV va-yit-kha-ZEK al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The preposition al {עַל | ʿal} governs yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiśrāʾēl}, marking opposition toward the northern kingdom. In English the sentence order is smoothed to “assumed the throne and fortified himself” to reflect narrative cohesion and natural flow.
Root and etymology
Rooty-ś-r
“God prevails”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:1
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (alyisrael) 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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.1.W6.S1) and character.