Deuteronomy 20:10:4Deut.20.10.W4TAB
עָלֶ֑יהָ
aleha
“against it”
- Transliteration
- a-le-HA
- Extended
- aa-leh-HAH
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlehaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against it
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-le-HA
- clause
kee-tik-RAV el-EER le-hil-la-KHEM a-le-HA
- sentence
kee-tik-RAV el-EER le-hil-la-KHEM a-le-HA ve-ka-RA-ta e-le-HA le-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The Niphal infinitive lehilakhem {לְהִלָּחֵם | lə-hillāḥêm} serves as a purpose clause “to fight,” qualified by the suffix aleha {עָלֶיהָ | ʿāleyhā}.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:10
When you come near a city to wage war against it, you shall call to it with an offer of peace .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 20:10, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֑יהָ (aleha) 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.20.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.10.W4.S1) and character.