Job 16:14:5Job.16.14.W5TAB
עָלַ֣י
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 ke-gib-BOR
- clause
ya-RUTS a-LAI ke-gib-BOR
- sentence
yif-re-TSE-ni PE-rets al-pe-NEI-fa-RETS ya-RUTS a-LAI ke-gib-BOR
Exegesis
The second clause advances from the image of rupturing to forward motion: yaruts {יָרֻ֖ץ | yārûṣ} ‘he runs’ presents the attacker as pressing the advantage, while alai {עָלַ֣י | ʿālai} ‘upon me’ keeps the focus on hostile direction.
In context — Job 16:14
He breaks through me with breach upon breach; He runs upon me like a mighty man .
About this coordinate
Job 16:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 16:14, 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.16.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.14.W5.S1) and character.