Ezekiel 14:9:13Ezek.14.9.W13TAB
עָלָ֔יו
alav
“against him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- against him
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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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- clause
ve-na-TI-ti et-ya-DI a-LAV ve-hish-mad-TIV mi-TOKH a-MI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ha-na-VI ki-ye-fu-TE ve-dib-BER da-VAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH pi-TEI-ti ET ha-na-VI ha-HU ve-na-TI-ti et-ya-DI a-LAV ve-hish-mad-TIV mi-TOKH a-MI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase venatiti et yadi alav {וְנָטִיתִי יָדִי עָלָיו | wə-nā-ṭî-ṯî yā-ḏî ʿā-lāw} ‘I have stretched out my hand upon him’ employs an idiom of divine action in judgment.
In context — Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet is enticed and speaks a word, I the LORD have enticed that prophet. I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 14:9, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֔יו (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 Ezek.14.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.9.W13.S1) and character.