Deuteronomy 19:13:3Deut.19.13.W3TAB
עָלָ֑יו
alav
“on him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAHV
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlav/
Meaning by language
- English
- on 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
- clause
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA a-LAV
- sentence
LO-ta-KHOS ei-ne-KHA a-LAV u-vi-AR-ta dam-ha-na-KI mi-yis-ra-EL ve-TOV LAKH
Exegesis
The idiom einekha alav {עֵֽינְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יו | ʿê-neḵ-khā ʿā-lāw} ‘your eye upon him’ uses a construct noun with a pronominal suffix to personify mercy as the motion of the eye toward the accused.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:13
You shall not have pity upon him, but you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel , and it will be good for you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 19:13, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֑יו (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.19.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.13.W3.S1) and character.