2 Samuel 18:17:82 Sam.18.17.W8TAB
עָלָ֛יו
alav
“over him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- over 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
va-yat-si-VU a-LAV
- clause
va-yat-si-VU a-LAV gal-a-va-NIM ga-DOL me-OD
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-AV-sha-LOM va-yash-li-KHU-hu ba-YA-ar el-ha-PA-khat ha-ga-DOL va-yat-si-VU a-LAV gal-a-va-NIM ga-DOL me-OD ve-khol-yis-ra-EL na-SU ISH le-o-ha-LAV
In context — 2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom and threw him into the great pit in the forest, and they set up over him a very large heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each man to his tent .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 18:17, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֛יו (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.18.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.17.W8.S1) and character.