Job 14:22:2Job.14.22.W2TAB
עָלָ֣יו
alav
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- clause
AKH-be-sa-RO a-LAV yikh-AV
- sentence
AKH-be-sa-RO a-LAV yikh-AV ve-NAF-sho a-LAV te-e-VAL
Exegesis
The restrictive particle akh-besaro {אַךְ-בְּ֭שָׂרוֹ | ʾaḵ-bəśārô} ‘only in his flesh’ narrows focus to bodily affliction, immediately followed by the locative alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāyw} ‘upon him’ and the imperfect yikhav {יִכְאָב | yiḵʾāḇ} ‘he is in pain’, which conveys continuous suffering.
The conjunction ve-nafsho {וְ֝נַפְשׁוֹ | wə-nafšô} ‘and his soul’ introduces the second line, mirrored by the same locative alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāyw} and the Qal imperfect teʾĕḇāl {תֶּאֱבָֽל | teʾĕḇāl} ‘it mourns’, agreeing with the feminine noun. The repetition of structure and terms underscores an inward focus on both flesh and soul, intensifying the portrayal of comprehensive grief without an explicit agent.
In context — Job 14:22
Only his flesh upon him is in pain, and his soul upon him mourns .
About this coordinate
Job 14:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 14:22, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֣יו (alav) 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.14.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.22.W2.S1) and character.