Judges 16:12:10Judg.16.12.W10TAB
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙
alekha
“upon you”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-kha
- Extended
- aa-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlɛːχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha
- clause
va-tik-KHAKH de-li-LA a-vo-TIM kha-da-SHIM va-ta-as-re-HU va-HEM va-TO-mer e-LAV pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON ve-ha-o-REV yo-SHEV be-KHA-der
- sentence
va-tik-KHAKH de-li-LA a-vo-TIM kha-da-SHIM va-ta-as-re-HU va-HEM va-TO-mer e-LAV pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON ve-ha-o-REV yo-SHEV be-KHA-der va-ye-nat-ke-EM me-AL ze-ro-o-TAV ka-KHUT
In context — Judges 16:12
So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them. Then she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” Meanwhile, the ambush lay hidden in the room. But he tore them from his arms like a thread.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:12, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (alekha) 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.16.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.12.W10.S1) and character.