2 Kings 15:10:22 Kgs.15.10.W2TAB
עָלָיו֙
alav
“against him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- against him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
It begins with vayikshor {וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר | wayyīqšôr} “and he conspired” plus the object alav {עָלָיו֙ | ʿālâyw} “against him.”
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–yod
“high, upper, most exalted”
In context — 2 Kings 15:10
And Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him down at Ibleam, put him to death, and reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word עָלָיו֙ (alav) 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 Kgs.15.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.10.W2.S1) and character.