Exodus 21:22:15Exod.21.22.W15TAB
עָלָיו֙
alav
“on him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- on him
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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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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER ya-SHIT a-LAV
- clause
a-NOSH ye-a-NESH ka-a-SHER ya-SHIT a-LAV ba-AL ha-i-SHAH ve-na-TAN bif-li-LIM
- sentence
ve-khi-yin-na-TSOO a-na-SHIM ve-nag-FOO i-SHAH ha-RAH ve-ya-tse-OO ye-la-DE-ha ve-LO yih-YEH a-SON a-NOSH ye-a-NESH ka-a-SHER ya-SHIT a-LAV ba-AL ha-i-SHAH ve-na-TAN bif-li-LIM
Exegesis
The comparative clause ka-asher yashit alav {כַאֲשֶׁר יָשִׁית עָלָיו | ka-ʼă-šer yā-šît ʿā-lāyw} ‘as he sets upon him’ specifies the amount, and the prefixed verb venatan biflilim {וְנָתַן בִּפְלִלִים | wə-nā-tān bi-plî-lîm} ‘and he gives in judgments’ describes the execution by judges.
In context — Exodus 21:22
And when men fight and strike a pregnant woman and her children emerge but there is no harm , the offender must be punished according to what the woman’s husband sets and must pay through the judges.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 21:22, so the Hebrew word עָלָיו֙ (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.21.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.22.W15.S1) and character.