2 Samuel 20:11:32 Sam.20.11.W3TAB
עָלָ֔יו
alav
“over him or by him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- over him or by 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAD a-LAV
- clause
ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV
- sentence
ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV va-yo-MER MI a-SHER kha-FETS be-yo-AV u-MI a-sher-le-da-VID a-kha-RE yo-AV
Exegesis
The verb amad {עָמַד | ʿā-maḏ} with alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāw} forms a prepositional phrase establishing proximity rather than dominance.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:11
And a man from the young men of Joab stood by him and said, “Whoever delights in Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 20:11, 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.20.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.11.W3.S1) and character.