Deuteronomy 21:13:4Deut.21.13.W4TAB
מֵעָלֶ֗יהָ
mealeha
“from upon herself”
- Transliteration
- me-a-LE-ha
- Extended
- meh-aa-LEH-hah
- IPA
- /meʔaːˈlehaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon herself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
me-a-LE-ha
- clause
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM ve-a-KHAR KEN ta-VO e-le-HA u-ve-al-TAH ve-ha-ye-TA le-KHA le-ish-HA
Exegesis
The phrase me‘aleha {מֵעָלֶיהָ | mē·’ā·lê·hā} “from upon her” signals physical removal of status marker.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-v-l
“yoke, burden”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:13
Then she shall take off the garment of her captivity and remain in your house; she shall weep for her father and her mother a full month . After that, you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be to you as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 21:13, so the Hebrew word מֵעָלֶ֗יהָ (mealeha) 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.21.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.13.W4.S1) and character.