2 Chronicles 20:9:22 Chr.20.9.W2TAB
עָלֵ֜ינוּ
alenu
“upon us”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-nu
- Extended
- aa-LEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʕɑːˈleːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
im-ta-VO a-LE-nu
- clause
im-ta-VO a-LE-nu ra-A KHE-rev she-FOT ve-DE-ver ve-ra-AV na-am-DA lif-NE ha-BA-yit ha-ZE u-le-fa-NE-kha KI SHIM-kha ba-BA-yit ha-ZE
- sentence
im-ta-VO a-LE-nu ra-A KHE-rev she-FOT ve-DE-ver ve-ra-AV na-am-DA lif-NE ha-BA-yit ha-ZE u-le-fa-NE-kha KI SHIM-kha ba-BA-yit ha-ZE ve-niz-AK E-le-kha mits-tsa-ra-TE-nu ve-tish-MA ve-to-SHI-a
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:9
If calamity, sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine comes upon us, we will stand before this house and before You , for Your name is in this house, and we will cry out to You in our distress , and You will hear and save.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:9, so the Hebrew word עָלֵ֜ינוּ (alenu) 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.20.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.9.W2.S1) and character.