Ezekiel 17:20:2Ezek.17.20.W2TAB
עָלָיו֙
alav
“over him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- over 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
- phraseyour reading level
u-fa-RAS-ti a-LAV
- clause
u-fa-RAS-ti a-LAV rish-TI ve-nit-PAS bim-tsu-da-TI
- sentence
u-fa-RAS-ti a-LAV rish-TI ve-nit-PAS bim-tsu-da-TI va-ha-vi-o-TI-hu ba-ve-LA ve-nish-pat-TI i-TO SHAM ma-a-LO a-SHER MA-al-BI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāw} ‘over him’ marks the target of divine action.
In context — Ezekiel 17:20
And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, and I will enter into judgment with him there for his unfaithfulness .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 17:20, 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 Ezek.17.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.20.W2.S1) and character.