Exodus 15:26:18Exod.15.26.W18TAB

עָלֶ֔יךָ

alekha

on you

Transliteration
a-LE-kha
Extended
ah-LEH-kha
IPA
/ʕaˈleː.xa/

Meaning by language

English
on you

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Result
עָ + לֶ֔י + ךָ
a + le + kha
alekha

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-LE-kha

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lo-a-SEEM a-LE-kha

  3. clause

    kal-ha-ma-kha-LAA a-sher-SAM-ti ve-mits-RA-yim lo-a-SEEM a-LE-kha KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH rof-E-kha

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER IM-sha-MO-a tish-MA le-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-ha-ya-SHAR be-eh-NAAV ta-a-SE ve-ha-a-zan-TA le-mits-vo-TAAV ve-sha-mar-TA kol-khuk-KAAV kal-ha-ma-kha-LAA a-sher-SAM-ti ve-mits-RA-yim lo-a-SEEM a-LE-kha KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH rof-E-kha

Exegesis

The relative clause a-sher sam-ti be-mits-ra-yim {אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם | ʾă-šer sām-tî bə-mits-rā-yim} ‘which I have placed in Egypt’ contrasts with the negative apodosis lo-a-shim a-lai-kha {לֹא־אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ | lō-ʾā-šîm ʿā-lêy-khā} ‘I will not place upon you’.

In contextExodus 15:26

And He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God , and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commandments, and keep all His statutes , I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD your Healer.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 15:26:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 15:26, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֔יךָ (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 Exod.15.26.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.26.W18.S1) and character.