2 Samuel 15:30:32 Sam.15.30.W3TAB
בְמַעֲלֵ֨ה
vemaale
“on the ascent of”
- Transliteration
- ve-ma-a-LE
- Extended
- veh-mah-ah-LEE
- IPA
- /v(ə).ma.ʕăˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the ascent of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ma-a-LE
- phraseyour reading level
O-le ve-ma-a-LE ha-ze-TIM
- clause
ve-da-VID O-le ve-ma-a-LE ha-ze-TIM o-LE u-vo-KHE ve-ROSH LO kha-FUI ve-HU ho-LEKH ya-KHEF
- sentence
ve-da-VID O-le ve-ma-a-LE ha-ze-TIM o-LE u-vo-KHE ve-ROSH LO kha-FUI ve-HU ho-LEKH ya-KHEF ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO kha-FU ISH ro-SHO ve-A-LU a-LO u-va-KHO
Exegesis
The participle ‘ō-lēh {עֹלֶה | ‘ō-lēh} ‘ascending’ establishes continuous movement, while bə-ma‘ă-lêh {בְּמַעֲלֵה | bə-ma‘ă-lêh} ‘on the ascent’ locates it.
Root and etymology
‘-l-hʿ-l-h
“to go up, ascend”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:30
And David ascended the slope of the Olives, ascending and weeping , with his head covered. He walked barefoot, and all the people who were with him each covered his own head, and they went up, ascending and weeping.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:30, so the Hebrew word בְמַעֲלֵ֨ה (vemaale) 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.15.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.30.W3.S1) and character.