Jeremiah 23:19:8Jer.23.19.W8TAB
עַ֛ל
al
“upon”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- AHL
- IPA
- /ʕal/
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 ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
- sentence
hi-NE sa-a-RAT ye-ho-VAH khe-MA ya-tse-A ve-SA-ar mit-kho-LEL AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal rōš reshaim {עַל רֹאשׁ רְשָעִים | ʿal rōš rəšāʿîm} ‘upon the head of the wicked’ uses spatial metaphor to denote personal judgment.
Root and etymology
ע–ל–ל
“deed, act”
In context — Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD —wrath has been unleashed; a twisting tempest—it will whirl onto the head of the wicked .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:19, so the Hebrew word עַ֛ל (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.23.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.19.W8.S1) and character.