Job 20:25:7Job.20.25.W7TAB
עָלָ֥יו
alav
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon 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-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
a-LAV E-mim
- clause
mi-ge-VA u-va-RAK mi-me-ro-ra-TO ya-ha-LOKH a-LAV E-mim
- sentence
sha-LAF va-ye-TSE mi-ge-VA u-va-RAK mi-me-ro-ra-TO ya-ha-LOKH a-LAV E-mim
Exegesis
The imperfect yahaloch {יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ | yăhălōḵ} ‘it goes’ is syntactically open regarding its subject (the “flash/gleam” or what it represents), but its pairing with ʿālāyw {עָלָ֥יו | ʿālāyw} ‘upon him’ portrays advancing, unavoidable impact.
In context — Job 20:25
He draws it out, and it comes out from his body; and a flash from his gall goes forth. Terrors are upon him.
About this coordinate
Job 20:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Job 20:25, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֥יו (alav) 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.20.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.25.W7.S1) and character.