Isaiah 14:25:4Isa.14.25.W4TAB
וְעַל־הָרַ֖י
vealharai
“and on my mountains”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-ha-RAI
- Extended
- veh-ahl-haa-RAI
- IPA
- /wəʕal.haːˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and on my mountains
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-ha-RAI
- clause
lish-BOR a-SHUR be-ar-TSI ve-al-ha-RAI a-vu-se-NU
- sentence
lish-BOR a-SHUR be-ar-TSI ve-al-ha-RAI a-vu-se-NU ve-SAR me-a-le-HEM u-LO ve-su-vo-LO me-AL shikh-MO ya-SUR
Exegesis
Prepositional phrases b’erzi {בְּאַרְצִי | bə-ʾar-ṣî} “in my land” and ve-al-harai {וְעַל־הָרַי | wə-ʿal-hā-ray} “and on my mountains” both use first person singular suffixes to emphasize ownership.
Root and etymology
ayin–waw–lamed
“yoke”
In context — Isaiah 14:25
I will break the Assyrian within my land and on my mountains trample him; then his yoke will depart from them, and his burden will be removed from their shoulders.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:25, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־הָרַ֖י (vealharai) 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.14.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.25.W4.S1) and character.