Exodus 16:2:5Exod.16.2.W5TAB
וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן
vealaharon
“and against Aaron”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-a-ha-RON
- Extended
- veh-ahl-ah-ha-ROHN
- IPA
- /və.ʕal.ʔa.hă.ˈroːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and against Aaron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-a-ha-RON
- phraseyour reading level
al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON
- sentence
va-yil-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON bam-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The paired prepositional phrases al-moshe ve-al-aharon {עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹן | ʿal mō-šeh wə-ʿal ʾa-ha-rōn} mark distinct opposition toward each leader.
In context — Exodus 16:2
In the wilderness, the entire assembly of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:2, so the Hebrew word וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (vealaharon) 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.16.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.2.W5.S1) and character.