2 Kings 19:22:42 Kgs.19.22.W4TAB
וְעַל־מִ֖י
vealmi
“and against whom”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-MI
- Extended
- veh-AHL-MEE
- IPA
- /vəʕal.ˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and against whom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AL-MI
- clause
ET-MI KHE-RAF-ta ve-gid-DAF-ta ve-AL-MI ha-ri-MO-ta KOL
- sentence
ET-MI KHE-RAF-ta ve-gid-DAF-ta ve-AL-MI ha-ri-MO-ta KOL va-tis-SA ma-ROM e-NE-kha al-ke-DOSH yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
A second question is introduced by veal-mi {וְעַל־מִ֖י | wə-ʿal-mî} ‘and against whom,’ shifting from direct insult to hostile directionality (“against”).
In context — 2 Kings 19:22
Whom have you reproached and blasphemed, and against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 19:22, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־מִ֖י (vealmi) 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.19.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.22.W4.S1) and character.