2 Samuel 13:18:12 Sam.13.18.W1TAB
וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙
vealeha
“and upon her”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-LE-ha
- Extended
- veh-aa-LEH-haa
- IPA
- /wəʕaːˈlɛːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and upon her
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-LE-ha
- clause
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim
- sentence
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim va-yo-TSE o-TA me-sha-re-TO ha-KHUTS ve-na-AL had-DE-let a-kha-re-HA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase vealeha {וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ | wə-ʿālê-hā} ‘and upon her,’ foregrounding the clothing.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:18
She wore a long, ornamented robe, for thus the virgin daughters of the king were accustomed to wear such robes. Then his servant brought her outside and bolted the door behind her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (vealeha) 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 Sam.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.18.W1.S1) and character.