Ezekiel 16:40:2Ezek.16.40.W2TAB
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙
alayikh
“against you”
- Transliteration
- a-LA-yikh
- Extended
- aa-LAH-yihkh
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlajix/
Meaning by language
- English
- against you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
a-LA-yikh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-e-LU a-LA-yikh
- clause
ve-he-e-LU a-LA-yikh ka-HAL ve-rag-MU o-TAKH ba-A-ven
- sentence
ve-he-e-LU a-LA-yikh ka-HAL ve-rag-MU o-TAKH ba-A-ven u-vit-te-KUkh be-khar-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The Hiphil verb vehe'elu {וְהֶעֱלוּ | wə-he-'ĕ-lû} “and they will bring up” expresses causative summoning, with the prepositional phrase alayikh {עָלַיִךְ | ʿā-lāyikh} marking the target.
In context — Ezekiel 16:40
And they will bring up an assembly against you, and they will stone you with stones , and they will pierce you with their swords.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:40:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:40, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ (alayikh) 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.16.40.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.40.W2.S1) and character.