Job 18:6:5Job.18.6.W5TAB
עָלָ֥יו
alayv
“over him or above him”
- Transliteration
- a-LA-yv
- Extended
- aa-LAA-yv
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- over him or above him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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-LA-yv
- phraseyour reading level
a-LA-yv yid-E-AKH
- clause
ve-NE-RO a-LA-yv yid-E-AKH
- sentence
OR KHA-SHAKH be-O-ho-LO ve-NE-RO a-LA-yv yid-E-AKH
Exegesis
The phrase alav {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāy-w} ‘upon him’ intensifies the personal impact. This parallelism and the shift from perfect to imperfect underscore the irrevocable nature of his ruin.
In context — Job 18:6
The light turns dark in his tent , and his lamp over him will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Job 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 18:6, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֥יו (alayv) 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.18.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.6.W5.S1) and character.