Judges 18:27:10Judg.18.27.W10TAB
עַל־לַ֗יִשׁ
allayish
“against Laish”
- Transliteration
- al-LA-yish
- Extended
- ahl-LAH-yihsh
- IPA
- /ʕalˈlajiʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Laish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
al-LA-yish
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish
- clause
ve-HE-ma la-KHU ET a-SHER-a-SA mi-KHA ve-ET-ha-ko-HEN a-SHER ha-YA-lo va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish al-AM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh va-ya-KU o-TAM le-fi-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-HE-ma la-KHU ET a-SHER-a-SA mi-KHA ve-ET-ha-ko-HEN a-SHER ha-YA-lo va-ya-VO-u al-LA-yish al-AM sho-KET u-vo-TE-akh va-ya-KU o-TAM le-fi-KHA-rev ve-ET-ha-IR sar-FU va-ESH
Exegesis
The preposition al {עַל־ | ʿal}, repeated before Lāyiš {לַיִשׁ | lāyiš} and its ʿam {עַם | ʿam}, frames the military assault.
In context — Judges 18:27
They seized what Micah had made and his priest, and moved against Laish, a people who were quiet and secure . They struck them down with the sword and set the city on fire.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 18:27, so the Hebrew word עַל־לַ֗יִשׁ (allayish) 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.18.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.27.W10.S1) and character.