Judges 16:18:11Judg.16.18.W11TAB
עֲל֣וּ
alu
“come up”
- Transliteration
- a-LU
- Extended
- ah-LOO
- IPA
- /ʕăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- come up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
a-LU
- phraseyour reading level
a-LU ha-PA-am
- clause
va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO
- sentence
va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM
Exegesis
The imperative a-lu {עֲל֣וּ | ʿa-lû} introduces direct speech, followed by a repeated kî clause reinforcing the gravity of the disclosure.
In context — Judges 16:18
And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this time , for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines went up to her, and they brought the silver in their hand.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 16:18, so the Hebrew word עֲל֣וּ (alu) 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.16.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.18.W11.S1) and character.