Exodus 20:26:7Exod.20.26.W7TAB
עָלָֽיו׃
alav
“upon it”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕa.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon it
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' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- clause
a-SHER lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA a-LAV
- sentence
ve-lo-ta-a-LEH ve-ma-a-LOT al-miz-be-KHI a-SHER lo-tig-ga-LEH er-va-te-KHA a-LAV
Exegesis
The final phrase alav {עָלָֽיו | ʿā-lāw} emphasizes the location upon the altar. Hebrew syntax thus creates a prohibitive main clause followed by a purposive consequence clause, linking bodily modesty to reverence for the altar.
In context — Exodus 20:26
And you shall not go up to My altar by steps, so that your nakedness is not uncovered upon it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 20:26, so the Hebrew word עָלָֽיו׃ (alav) 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.20.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.26.W7.S1) and character.