Jeremiah 17:2:7Jer.17.2.W7TAB
עַ֖ל
al
“upon”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- AHL
- IPA
- /ˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
AL
- clause
AL ge-va-OT ha-ge-VO-hot
- sentence
kiz-KOR be-ne-HEM miz-be-KHO-tam va-a-she-re-HEM al-ETS ra-a-NA-n AL ge-va-OT ha-ge-VO-hot
Exegesis
The repetition of al {עַל | ʿal} before gevaot haggevohot {גְּבָעֹת הַגְּבֹהוֹת | gə-ḇā-ʿōṯ ha-gə-ḇō-hōṯ} ‘on the high hills’ reinforces the theme of elevation. The English renders the parallel prepositional structure while clarifying word order for readability.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-layin–lamed–lamed
“deed, action”
In context — Jeremiah 17:2
While their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree on the high hills.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:2, so the Hebrew word עַ֖ל (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 Jer.17.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.2.W7.S1) and character.