Judges 20:41:10Judg.20.41.W10TAB
עָלָ֖יו
alav
“upon him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕɔːˈlɔːw/
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
ki-na-ga-AH a-LAV
- clause
KI ra-AH ki-na-ga-AH a-LAV ha-ra-AH
- sentence
ve-ISH yis-ra-EL ha-FAKH va-yib-ba-HEL ISH bin-ya-MIN KI ra-AH ki-na-ga-AH a-LAV ha-ra-AH
Exegesis
The perfect verb rāʼāh {רָאָ֔ה | rāʼāh} ‘he saw’ introduces their realization, and the clause nāgaʿah ʿālāv hārāʿāh {נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו הָרָעָֽה | nāgaʿah ʿālāv hārāʿāh} ‘that the disaster had come upon him’ employs a feminine verb matching the feminine noun to underscore the immediacy and personal impact of the calamity. The focus shifts from Israel’s movement to Benjamin’s emotional collapse and awareness, heightening dramatic tension in the narrative.
In context — Judges 20:41
And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were terrified , for they saw that the disaster had come upon them.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:41:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 20:41, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֖יו (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.20.41.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.41.W10.S1) and character.