Isaiah 19:16:14Isa.19.16.W14TAB
עָלָֽיו׃
alav
“over him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- over him
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
me-NIF a-LAV
- clause
ve-kha-RAD u-fa-KHAD mip-pe-NE te-nu-FAT yad-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-SHER-HU me-NIF a-LAV
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-ye mits-ra-YIM ka-na-SHIM ve-kha-RAD u-fa-KHAD mip-pe-NE te-nu-FAT yad-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-SHER-HU me-NIF a-LAV
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-hu menif alav {אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא מֵנִ֥יף עָלָֽיו | ʼăšer-hū mēnīp̄ ʿālāw} ‘which He raises over it’ uses the Hifil participle menif to indicate ongoing action. The Hebrew VSO order is rendered in English SVO to improve readability, consolidating the prophetic warning and causal gesture into a coherent flow. The juxtaposition of simile and divine motion underscores Egypt’s helplessness.
In context — Isaiah 19:16
In that day Egypt will be like women, and it will tremble and be afraid because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts , which He raises over it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:16:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 19:16, so the Hebrew word עָלָֽיו׃ (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.19.16.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.16.W14.S1) and character.