Ezekiel 14:5:7Ezek.14.5.W7TAB
מֵֽעָלַ֔י
mealai
“from upon me”
- Transliteration
- me-a-LAI
- Extended
- mee-aa-LAI
- IPA
- /meːʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-a-LAI
- clause
a-SHER na-ZO-ru me-a-LAI be-gi-lu-LE-hem ku-LAM
- sentence
le-MA-an te-FOS ET-BET-yis-ra-EL be-li-BAM a-SHER na-ZO-ru me-a-LAI be-gi-lu-LE-hem ku-LAM
Exegesis
The phrase mealai {מֵֽעָלַי | mē-ʿā-lay} ‘from upon Me’ specifies the source of estrangement, while begilulim {בְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶם | bə-gil-lu-lē-hem} ‘by their idols’ defines its cause.
In context — Ezekiel 14:5
So that I may seize the house of Israel in their heart, for they have all become estranged from Me by their idols .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 14:5, so the Hebrew word מֵֽעָלַ֔י (mealai) 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 Ezek.14.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.5.W7.S1) and character.