Exodus 19:3:2Exod.19.3.W2TAB
עָלָ֖ה
alaa
“went up”
- Transliteration
- a-LAA
- Extended
- ah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- went up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAA
- phraseyour reading level
u-mo-SHEH a-LAA
- clause
u-mo-SHEH a-LAA el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
u-mo-SHEH a-LAA el-ha-e-lo-HIM va-yik-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH min-ha-HAR le-MOR KOH to-a-MAR le-BEET ya-a-KOV ve-tag-GEED liv-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verb alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lāh} ‘ascended’ creates a clear subject–verb sequence indicating deliberate movement.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hayin–lamed–he
“to go up, ascend”
In context — Exodus 19:3
Moses ascended to God , and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob, and what you shall tell the sons of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 19:3, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֖ה (alaa) 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.19.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.3.W2.S1) and character.