Job 19:9:2Job.19.9.W2TAB
מֵעָלַ֣י
mealai
“from upon me”
- Transliteration
- me-a-LAI
- Extended
- mee-aa-LAI
- IPA
- /meːʕaˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- from upon me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
me-a-LAI
- clause
ke-vo-DI me-a-LAI hif-SHIT
- sentence
ke-vo-DI me-a-LAI hif-SHIT va-ya-SAR a-TE-ret ro-SHI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mē-ʿā-lay {מֵעָלַי | mē-ʿā-lay} ‘from upon me’ intensifies the removal as lifting off his person.
In context — Job 19:9
He has stripped away my honor and has taken the crown off my head.
About this coordinate
Job 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 19:9, so the Hebrew word מֵעָלַ֣י (mealai) 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.9.W2.S1) and character.