Exodus 17:9:12Exod.17.9.W12TAB
עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ
alrosh
“on the top of the”
- Transliteration
- al-ROSH
- Extended
- ahl-ROHSH
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the top of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
al-ROSH ha-giv-AH
- clause
ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
The clause niṣṣāb ʿal-rōʾš ha-gibʿāh {נִצָּב עַל־רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה | niṣṣāb ʿal-rōʾš ha-gibʿāh} conveys an ongoing strategic posture.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–aleph–shin
“head, top, beginning”
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ (alrosh) 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.17.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W12.S1) and character.