2 Samuel 18:11:122 Sam.18.11.W12TAB
וְעָלַ֗י
vealai
“and upon me”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-LAI
- Extended
- veh-aa-LAI
- IPA
- /wəʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and upon me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-a-LAI
- clause
ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-ISH ha-ma-GID LO ve-hi-NE ra-I-ta u-ma-DU-a LO-hi-KI-to SHAM AR-tse ve-a-LAI la-TET le-KHA a-sa-RA KE-sef va-kha-go-RA e-KHAT
In context — 2 Samuel 18:11
And Joab said to the man who was reporting to him, “Behold, you saw him, and why did you not strike him there on the ground? Then it would have fallen to me to give you ten pieces of silver and one belt .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְעָלַ֗י (vealai) 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.18.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.11.W12.S1) and character.