Daniel 2:1:12Dan.2.1.W12TAB
עָלָֽיו׃
alav
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
nih-ye-TA a-LAV
- clause
va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho u-she-NA-to nih-ye-TA a-LAV
- sentence
u-vi-SHEN-at she-TA-yim le-mal-KHUT ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-LAM ne-vu-khad-ne-TSAR kha-lo-MOT va-tit-pa-EM RU-kho u-she-NA-to nih-ye-TA a-LAV
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase u-shnato nihyetah alav {וּשְׁנָת֖וֹ נִהְיְתָ֥ה עָלָֽיו | û-šə-nā-ṯō nih-yə-ṯāh ʿā-lāw} literally “his sleep was upon him” conveys the onset of sleeplessness. English renders maintain Hebrew emphasis by repeating Nebuchadnezzar in the formal, while the dynamic merges to streamline.
Root and etymology
ʿ-lʿ-l
“to go up, ascend”
In context — Daniel 2:1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 2:1, so the Hebrew word עָלָֽיו׃ (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 Dan.2.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.1.W12.S1) and character.