Isaiah 13:17:3Isa.13.17.W3TAB
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
alehem
“against them”
- Transliteration
- a-le-HEM
- Extended
- ah-leh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʕăleːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against them
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-le-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
me-IR a-le-HEM
- clause
hin-NE me-IR a-le-HEM et-ma-DAI
- sentence
hin-NE me-IR a-le-HEM et-ma-DAI a-sher-KE-sef LO ya-khe-SHO-vu ve-za-HAV LO ya-khe-TSU-vo
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ălêhem {עֲלֵיהֶם | ălêhem} ’against them’ marks the direction of the incursion.
In context — Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver nor delight in gold.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 13:17, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (alehem) 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 Isa.13.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.17.W3.S1) and character.