Isaiah 21:2:8Isa.21.2.W8TAB
עֲלִ֤י
ali
“go up”
- Transliteration
- a-LI
- Extended
- ah-LEE
- IPA
- /ʕăˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-LI
- phraseyour reading level
a-LI e-LAM
- clause
ha-bo-GED bo-GED ve-ha-sho-DED sho-DED a-LI e-LAM tsu-RI ma-DAI kal-e-na-kha-TA hish-ba-TI
- sentence
kha-ZUT ka-SHA hu-GAD-li ha-bo-GED bo-GED ve-ha-sho-DED sho-DED a-LI e-LAM tsu-RI ma-DAI kal-e-na-kha-TA hish-ba-TI
Exegesis
The imperatives ali {עֲלִ֤י | ʿă-lî} ‘go up’ and tzuri {צוּרִ֣י | ṣū-rî} ‘besiege’ call on Elam and Media, framing judgment.
In context — Isaiah 21:2
A harsh vision has been declared to me; the betrayer acts treacherously, and the spoiler deals violently. Go up, Elam! Besiege, Media! I have put an end to all her sighing .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word עֲלִ֤י (ali) 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.21.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.2.W8.S1) and character.