2 Kings 17:3:12 Kgs.17.3.W1TAB
עָלָ֣יו
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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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-LAV a-LA
- clause
a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA
Exegesis
The Hebrew clause opens with alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāw} ‘against him’, marking the target of Shalmaneser’s campaign.
In context — 2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria went up against him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:3, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֣יו (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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.3.W1.S1) and character.