2 Samuel 17:12:102 Sam.17.12.W10TAB
עָלָ֔יו
alav
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nakh-NU a-LAV
- clause
u-va-NU e-LAV be-a-KHAT be-a-KHAD ham-me-ko-MOT a-SHER nim-TSA SHAM ve-nakh-NU a-LAV ka-a-SHER yip-POL hat-TAL al-ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
u-va-NU e-LAV be-a-KHAT be-a-KHAD ham-me-ko-MOT a-SHER nim-TSA SHAM ve-nakh-NU a-LAV ka-a-SHER yip-POL hat-TAL al-ha-a-da-MA ve-LO-no-TAR BO u-ve-khol-ha-a-na-SHIM a-SHER-i-TO gam-e-KHAD
Exegesis
The coordinated venachnu alav {וְנַ֣חְנוּ עָלָ֔יו | wə-naḥ-nû ’ā-lāw} ‘and we upon him’ continues the aggressive stance.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:12
And we will come upon him in one of the places where he is found, and we will fall on him like dew falls upon the ground, and there will not be left in him or among all the men who are with him even one .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 17:12, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֔יו (alav) 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.17.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.12.W10.S1) and character.