2 Kings 16:12:112 Kgs.16.12.W11TAB
עָלָֽיו׃
alav
“upon it”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon it
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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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AL a-LAV
- clause
va-yik-RAV ha-ME-lekh al-ha-miz-BE-akh va-ya-AL a-LAV
- sentence
va-VA ha-ME-lekh mid-da-ME-sek va-YAR-e ha-ME-lekh et-ha-miz-BE-akh va-yik-RAV ha-ME-lekh al-ha-miz-BE-akh va-ya-AL a-LAV
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks hamizbeach {הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | hammizbēaḥ} ‘the altar’ as the object of vayar, while al-hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal-hammizbēaḥ} and alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāv} ‘on it’ form a prepositional phrase indicating physical ascent. In context, ascending onto the altar signifies the king’s performance of a ritual act.
In context — 2 Kings 16:12
And the king came from Damascus and saw the altar; then he advanced to it, ascended onto it, and offered upon it.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word עָלָֽיו׃ (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.16.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.12.W11.S1) and character.