2 Samuel 18:33:42 Sam.18.33.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:1
עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת
alaliyat
“to the upper chamber of”
- Transliteration
- al-a-li-YAT
- Extended
- ahl-ah-lee-YAHT
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʕă.lijˈjat/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the upper chamber of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
al-a-li-YAT
- phraseyour reading level
al-a-li-YAT ha-sha-AR va-YEV-kekh
- sentence
va-yir-GAZ ha-ME-lekh va-YA-al al-a-li-YAT ha-sha-AR va-YEV-kekh u-ve-KHO a-MAR be-NI av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI av-sha-LOM mi-yit-TEN mu-TI a-NI takh-te-KHA av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
Exegesis
The construct chain ‘aliyat hasha‘ar’ {עֲלִיַּת הַשַּׁעַר | ‘ă-liy-yat ha-sha-‘ar} ‘upper room of the gate’ specifies location.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was shaken and went up to the upper room over the gate and wept ; and as he was going, he said, “My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—Absalom, my son, my son!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 18:33, so the Hebrew word עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת (alaliyat) 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.18.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.33.W4.S1) and character.