Isaiah 13:2:1Isa.13.2.W1TAB
עַ֤ל
al
“on”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- AHL
- IPA
- /ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AL
- phraseyour reading level
AL har-nish-pe
- clause
AL har-nish-pe se-U-NES ha-ri-MU KOL la-HEM
- sentence
AL har-nish-pe se-U-NES ha-ri-MU KOL la-HEM ha-ni-FU YAD ve-ya-VO-u pit-KHE ne-di-VIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase al har-nishpeh {עַל הַר־נִשְׁפֶּה | ʿal hār niš-p̄ē}, where the preposition al attaches to har modified by the passive participle nishpeh, yielding “on the bare ridge.”
Root and etymology
Root
“child, small one”
In context — Isaiah 13:2
On a bare mountain ridge, lift up a banner ; raise your voice to them, wave your hand, so they may enter the gates of the nobles .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word עַ֤ל (al) 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.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.2.W1.S1) and character.