2 Samuel 15:33:82 Sam.15.33.W8TAB
עָלַ֖י
alai
“upon me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon me
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI
- clause
IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO da-VID IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA
Exegesis
The apodosis employs the vav-consecutive perfect vehayita {וְהָיִ֥תָ | wə·hā·yî·tā} to shift the perfect aspect into a future sense, followed by alai {עָלַ֖י | ’ā·lay} plus lemasa {לְמַשָּֽׂא | lə·mas·śā·’}, creating a metaphor of bearing weight. The vav-consecutive structures and tight parataxis reinforce the clear if–then conditional relationship.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:33
And David said to him, “If you pass over with me, then you will be a burden upon me.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 15:33, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֖י (alai) 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.15.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.33.W8.S1) and character.