Jeremiah 21:2:8Jer.21.2.W8TAB
עָלֵ֑ינוּ
alenu
“against us”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-nu
- Extended
- aa-LEE-noo
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈleː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
nil-KHAM a-LE-nu
- clause
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu
- sentence
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH o-TA-nu ke-KHOL-nif-le-o-TAV ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LE-nu
In context — Jeremiah 21:2
Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, because Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us; perhaps He will act on our behalf according to all His wonders, and cause him to withdraw from us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word עָלֵ֑ינוּ (alenu) 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.21.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.2.W8.S1) and character.