2 Samuel 13:9:112 Sam.13.9.W11TAB
מֵֽעָלַ֔י
melai
“from upon me”
- Transliteration
- me-LAI
- Extended
- mee-LAI
- IPA
- /meːʕaˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon me
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-LAI
- clause
va-yo-MER am-NON ho-tsi-U khol-ISH me-LAI va-ye-tsu khol-ISH me-LAV
- sentence
va-tik-KAKH et-ha-mash-RET va-tsoK le-fa-NAV va-ye-MA-en le-e-KHOL va-yo-MER am-NON ho-tsi-U khol-ISH me-LAI va-ye-tsu khol-ISH me-LAV
Exegesis
The repetition of kol-’îš {כָל־אִישׁ | kol-’îš} and prepositional phrases mē‘ālāy/mē‘ālāw {מֵעָלַי/מֵעָלָיו | mē-‘ālāy/mē-‘ālāw} underscores the action’s exclusivity and creates a chiasm around privacy. English translation preserves the sequence and force of commands while adjusting word order for clarity.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:9
And she took the pan and poured it before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Bring out every man from me.” So every man went out from him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 13:9, so the Hebrew word מֵֽעָלַ֔י (melai) 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.13.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.9.W11.S1) and character.