Jonah 2:3:9Jonah.2.3.W9TABWLC Jonah 2:4
עָלַ֣י
alai
“over me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- over me
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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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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-LAI a-va-RU
- sentence
va-tash-li-KHE-ni me-tsu-LA bil-le-VAV ya-MIM ve-na-HAR ye-sov-VE-ni KAL-mish-ba-RE-kha ve-gal-LE-kha a-LAI a-va-RU
In context — Jonah 2:3
And You cast me into the deep , in the heart of the seas; the flood surrounded me, all Your breakers and Your waves passed over me.
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jonah 2:3, 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 Jonah.2.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.3.W9.S1) and character.