Job 16:13:2Job.16.13.W2TAB
עָלַ֨י
alai
“upon me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon me
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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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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-LAI ra-BAV
- clause
ya-SO-bu a-LAI ra-BAV ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL
- sentence
ya-SO-bu a-LAI ra-BAV ye-fal-LAKH kil-yo-TAI ve-LO yakh-MOL yish-POKH la-A-rets me-re-ra-TI
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase alay {עָלַ֨י | ʿā-lay} ‘against me’ marks him as the direct target.
In context — Job 16:13
They encircle me—His archers ; He cleaves my kidneys open and shows no pity; He pours out my gall onto the earth.
About this coordinate
Job 16:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 16:13, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֨י (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.16.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.13.W2.S1) and character.