Genesis 28:13:4Gen.28.13.W4TAB
עָלָיו֮
alav
“above it”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕa.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- above it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
nits-TSAV a-LAV
- clause
ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK
- sentence
ve-hin-NE Ye-ho-VAH nits-TSAV a-LAV va-yo-MAR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI av-ra-HAM a-VI-kha ve-e-lo-HEI yit-se-KHAK ha-A-rets a-SHER a-TA sho-KHEV a-LE-ha le-KHA et-te-NEN-na u-le-zar-E-kha
Exegesis
The phrase YHWH nitsav alav {יְהוָה נִצָּב עָלָיו | Yə-hō-wāh niṣ-ṣāḇ ʿā-lāw} literally reads ‘the LORD standing over him’, yet the context of Jacob’s ladder yields ‘standing above it’, portraying divine presence over the ladder.
In context — Genesis 28:13
And behold, the LORD was standing above it, and He said, “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your forefather and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 28:13, so the Hebrew word עָלָיו֮ (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 Gen.28.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.13.W4.S1) and character.