2 Samuel 22:11:22 Sam.22.11.W2TAB
עַל־כְּר֖וּב
alkeruv
“upon a cherub”
- Transliteration
- al-ke-RUV
- Extended
- ahl-keh-ROOV
- IPA
- /ʕal.kəˈruːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon a cherub
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
al-ke-RUV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV
- clause
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-YA-of
- sentence
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-YA-of va-ye-RA al-kan-fe-ru-AKH
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases, al-keruv {עַל־כְּרוּב | ʿal-kərûḇ} ‘upon a cherub’ and al-kappei-ruach {עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רוּחַ | ʿal-kappē rûaḥ} ‘on the wings of the wind’, form a symmetrical frame emphasizing both transcendence and immediacy. The construct chain al-kappei-ruach blends wing imagery with elemental force to convey both supernatural speed and spiritual presence. English structure mirrors the Hebrew by preserving the verb sequence and parallel prepositional frame, thus maintaining the vivid portrayal of divine mobility and sovereignty.
Root and etymology
q-r-bqof–resh–bet
“cherubic figure”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:11
He mounted a cherub and flew; He appeared on the wings of the wind .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־כְּר֖וּב (alkeruv) 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.22.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.11.W2.S1) and character.