Judges 15:14:7Judg.15.14.W7TAB
עָלָ֜יו
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
va-tits-LAKH a-LAV
- clause
va-tits-LAKH a-LAV RU-akh ye-ho-VAH va-tih-ye-NA ha-a-vo-TIM a-SHER al-ze-ro-o-TAV ka-pish-TIM a-SHER ba-a-RU va-ESH va-yi-MA-su e-su-RAV me-AL ya-DAV
- sentence
hu-BA ad-le-KHI u-fil-she-TIM he-ri-U lik-ra-TO va-tits-LAKH a-LAV RU-akh ye-ho-VAH va-tih-ye-NA ha-a-vo-TIM a-SHER al-ze-ro-o-TAV ka-pish-TIM a-SHER ba-a-RU va-ESH va-yi-MA-su e-su-RAV me-AL ya-DAV
Exegesis
The narrative shifts to divine intervention with the vav-consecutive imperfect vattiṣlaḥ {וַתִּצְלַח | vattiṣlaḥ} joined to ʿālāw rûaḥ YHWH {עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה | ʿālāw rûaḥ YHWH}, marking the Spirit’s sudden descent.
In context — Judges 15:14
When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed mightily upon him, and the ropes on his arms became like flax burned by fire, and his bonds melted away from his hands.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 15:14, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֜יו (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 Judg.15.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.14.W7.S1) and character.