Exodus 17:10:11Exod.17.10.W11TAB
עָל֖וּ
alu
“went up”
- Transliteration
- a-LU
- Extended
- ah-LOO
- IPA
- /ʕaˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- went up
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LU
- clause
u-mo-SHE a-ha-RON ve-KHUR a-LU ROSH hag-giv-AH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK u-mo-SHE a-ha-RON ve-KHUR a-LU ROSH hag-giv-AH
Exegesis
In the following coordinate clause, umosheh {וּמֹשֶׁה֙ | û-Mō-šeh} with aharon {אַהֲרֹן֣ | ʾa-hă-rōn} and vechur {וְח֔וּר | wə-ḥūr} governs alu {עָל֖וּ | ʿā-lû} ‘they went up,’ and the phrase rosh haggivah {רֹאשׁ֥ הַגִּבְעָֽה | rōʾš hag-gib-ʿāh} indicates movement to a raised viewpoint. The structure contrasts Joshua’s battlefield engagement with the elevated position of Moses, Aaron, and Hur.
In context — Exodus 17:10
Joshua obeyed Moses’ spoken command and fought Amalek . Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur ascended to the summit of the hill.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 17:10, so the Hebrew word עָל֖וּ (alu) 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.17.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.10.W11.S1) and character.