Deuteronomy 17:15:3Deut.17.15.W3TAB
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙
alekha
“over you”
- Transliteration
- a-le-KHA
- Extended
- aa-leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlejxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- over you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA
- clause
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO
- sentence
SOM ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO mi-KE-rev a-KHE-kha ta-SIM a-le-KHA ME-lekh LO tu-KHAL la-TET a-le-KHA ISH nakh-REE a-SHER LO-a-KHI-kha HU
Exegesis
The phrase alekha {עָלֶיךָ | ʿă-lê-kā} ‘over you’ marks the addressee of the royal appointment.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall certainly appoint as king over you the one whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your brothers you shall appoint a king; you may not appoint a foreigner over you, for he is not your brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:15, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (alekha) 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.17.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.15.W3.S1) and character.