2 Chronicles 18:17:82 Chr.18.17.W8TAB
עָלַ֛י
alai
“concerning me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕɑːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning me
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
lo-yit-na-BE a-LAI
- clause
ha-LO a-MAR-ti e-LE-kha lo-yit-na-BE a-LAI TOV KI im-le-RA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT ha-LO a-MAR-ti e-LE-kha lo-yit-na-BE a-LAI TOV KI im-le-RA
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:17
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only evil ?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 18:17, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֛י (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 2 Chr.18.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.17.W8.S1) and character.