2 Kings 23:9:32 Kgs.23.9.W3TAB
יַֽעֲלוּ֙
yaalu
“they went up”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-LU
- Extended
- yah-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they went up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ya-a-LU
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-a-LU
- clause
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
AKH LO ya-a-LU ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT el-miz-BAKH ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LA-im KI im-AKH-lu ma-TSOT be-TOKH a-khe-HEM
Exegesis
The negative imperfect lo ya‘ălû {לֹא יַֽעֲלוּ | lōʾ ya‘ălû} communicates prohibition.
In context — 2 Kings 23:9
But the priests of the high places did not ascend to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem; rather, they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 23:9, so the Hebrew word יַֽעֲלוּ֙ (yaalu) 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.23.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.9.W3.S1) and character.