Job 19:11:2Job.19.11.W2TAB
עָלַ֣י
alai
“against me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- against me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- clause
va-ya-KHAR a-LAI a-PO
- sentence
va-ya-KHAR a-LAI a-PO va-yakh-she-VE-ni LO ke-tsa-RAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alai {עָלַ֣י | ʿā-lay} ‘against me’ is placed immediately after the first verb, heightening the personal impact before the subject is specified by appo {אַפּ֑וֹ | ʾap-pô} ‘His anger,’ an anthropomorphic idiom (literally “His nose”) for wrath.
In context — Job 19:11
His anger burned against me, and He regarded me as one of His adversaries.
About this coordinate
Job 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 19:11, 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.19.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.11.W2.S1) and character.