Ezekiel 19:8:2Ezek.19.8.W2TAB
עָלָ֥יו
alav
“against him”
- Transliteration
- a-LA-v
- Extended
- aa-LAA-v
- 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-LA-v
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-NE-nu a-LA-v go-YIM
- clause
va-yit-NE-nu a-LA-v go-YIM sa-VIV mim-me-di-NOT
- sentence
va-yit-NE-nu a-LA-v go-YIM sa-VIV mim-me-di-NOT va-yif-re-SU a-LA-v rish-TAM be-shakh-TAM nit-pa-S
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāw} marks him as the target.
In context — Ezekiel 19:8
Then the nations gathered against him on every side from the provinces ; they cast their net over him, and he was caught in their pit.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 19:8, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֥יו (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.19.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.8.W2.S1) and character.