Deuteronomy 13:8:10Deut.13.8.W10TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:9
עָלָֽיו׃
alav
“him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAH-yv
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-takh-MOL ve-LO-te-kha-SEH a-LAV
- clause
ve-LO-ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha a-LAV ve-LO-takh-MOL ve-LO-te-kha-SEH a-LAV
- sentence
lo-to-EH-veh LO ve-LO-tish-MA e-LAV ve-LO-ta-KHOS ei-NE-kha a-LAV ve-LO-takh-MOL ve-LO-te-kha-SEH a-LAV
Exegesis
The construct einekha alav {עֵינְךָ עָלָיו | ʿē-nā-ḵā ʿā-lāw} ‘your eye upon him’ functions as an idiom for emotional leniency. The progression from internal agreement to auditory obedience, emotional mercy, and protective action forms a rhetorical sequence that intensifies the prohibition. English renders these as imperatives to reflect the Hebrew imperfect’s force.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:8
You must not consent to him, and you must not listen to him. Your eye must not show pity upon him, and you must not spare him, and you must not cover up for him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 13:8, 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 Deut.13.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.8.W10.S1) and character.