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

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Result
בְ + מַ + עֲ + לֵ֨ה
ve + ma + a + le
vemaale

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ma-a-LE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    O-le ve-ma-a-LE ha-ze-TIM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context2 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.