Job 19:5:2Job.19.5.W2TAB
עָלַ֣י
alai
“against me or upon me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- against me or upon 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
im-A-menam a-LAI tag-DI-lu
- sentence
im-A-menam a-LAI tag-DI-lu ve-to-KHI-khu a-LAI kher-pa-TI
Exegesis
alai {עָלַ֣י ... עָ֝לַ֗י | ʿā-lay ... ʿā-lay} ‘against me ... against me’ bracket the two verb clauses and focus the accusation on Job.
In context — Job 19:5
If indeed you magnify yourselves against me and you make my reproach a case against me.
About this coordinate
Job 19:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 19:5, 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.19.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.5.W2.S1) and character.