Job 13:26:2Job.13.26.W2TAB
עָלַ֣י
alai
“against me or upon me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- ah-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- against me or upon me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- clause
ki-tikh-TOV a-LAI me-ro-ROT
- sentence
ki-tikh-TOV a-LAI me-ro-ROT ve-to-ri-SHE-ni a-vo-NOT ne-u-RAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alai {עָלַ֣י | ʿā-lay} “against me” frames the writing as a formal accusation.
In context — Job 13:26
For You write bitter things against me, and You cause me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
About this coordinate
Job 13:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 13:26, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֣י (alai) 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 Job.13.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.26.W2.S1) and character.