2 Samuel 22:9:12 Sam.22.9.W1TAB
עָלָ֤ה
ala
“went up”
- Transliteration
- A-LA
- Extended
- aa-LAA
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- went up
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-LA
- phraseyour reading level
A-LA a-SHAN
- clause
A-LA a-SHAN be-AP-po ve-ESH mi-PI-v to-KHEL
- sentence
A-LA a-SHAN be-AP-po ve-ESH mi-PI-v to-KHEL ge-kha-LIM ba-A-RU mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The first clause uses alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lāh} ‘went up’ with ashan {עָשָׁן | ʾā-šān} ‘smoke’ and the locative be-appo {בְּאַפּוֹ | bə-ʾā-pô} ‘in His nostrils,’ forming a metaphor for divine anger.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:9
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and fire devoured from His mouth; coals blazed out from Him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:9, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֤ה (ala) 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.22.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.9.W1.S1) and character.