Ezekiel 23:22:15Ezek.23.22.W15TAB
עָלַ֖יִךְ
alayekh
“against you”
- Transliteration
- a-LA-yekh
- Extended
- aa-LAH-yehkh
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj.iχ/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LA-yekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh
- clause
va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV
- sentence
la-KHEN a-ho-li-VA ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hin-ne-NI me-IR et-me-a-ha-VA-yekh a-LA-yekh ET a-sher-na-ke-A naf-SHE-kh me-HEM va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV
Exegesis
The preposition alayikh {עָלַ֔יִךְ | ʿā-lā-yiḵ} signals hostility.
In context — Ezekiel 23:22
Therefore, Aholibah, thus says the Lord GOD : “Behold, I am stirring up your lovers against you, those from whom your soul has turned away, and I will bring them against you on every side.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 23:22, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֖יִךְ (alayekh) 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.23.22.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.22.W15.S1) and character.