Isaiah 18:6:12Isa.18.6.W12TAB
עָלָ֥יו
alav
“on him or on it”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- on him or on 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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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-LAV te-khe-RAF
- clause
ve-KATS a-LAV ha-A-yit ve-KHOL-be-he-MAT ha-A-rets a-LAV te-khe-RAF
- sentence
ye-a-ZE-VU yakh-DAV le-IT ha-RIM u-le-ve-he-MAT ha-A-rets ve-KATS a-LAV ha-A-yit ve-KHOL-be-he-MAT ha-A-rets a-LAV te-khe-RAF
Exegesis
The verbs və-qāṣ {וְקָץ | və-qāṣ} ‘and will spend the summer’ and tə-ḥe-rāp̄ {תֶּחֱרָף | tə-ḥe-rāp̄} ‘shall spend the winter’ bracket the annual cycle, with the suffix ʿālāv {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāv} ‘upon them’ repeated to link both actions. English renders the Hebrew vav-imperfect as future to preserve temporal aspect, and the clause-initial passive foregrounds the victims’ desolation.
In context — Isaiah 18:6
They shall be left together to the bird of prey of the mountains and to the beast of the land; and the bird of prey shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the land shall winter upon them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 18:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 18:6, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֥יו (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 Isa.18.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.18.6.W12.S1) and character.