Job 14:6:2Job.14.6.W2TAB
מֵעָלָ֣יו
mealav
“from upon him”
- Transliteration
- me-a-LAV
- Extended
- mee-ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /meː.ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
me-a-LAV
- clause
she-E me-a-LAV ve-ye-kh-DAL
- sentence
she-E me-a-LAV ve-ye-kh-DAL ad-yir-TSE ke-sa-KHIR YO-mo
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me'alav {מֵעָלָיו | mēʿā-lāw} ‘from upon him’ portrays the gaze as pressure resting on a person, so removing it implies relief.
In context — Job 14:6
Look away from him, and let him cease, until he is satisfied like a hired worker with his day.
About this coordinate
Job 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 14:6, so the Hebrew word מֵעָלָ֣יו (mealav) 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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.6.W2.S1) and character.