Judges 20:5:2Judg.20.5.W2TAB
עָלַי֙
alai
“against me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- against me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI ba-a-LEI ha-giv-A va-ya-SO-vu a-LAI et-ha-BA-yit LAI-la
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI ba-a-LEI ha-giv-A va-ya-SO-vu a-LAI et-ha-BA-yit LAI-la o-TI di-MU la-ha-ROG ve-et-pi-lag-SHI i-NU va-ta-MOT
Exegesis
The repeated prepositional phrase alai {עָלַי | ʿālay} ‘against me’ intensifies the personal threat.
In context — Judges 20:5
And the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they abused my concubine , and she died.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:5, so the Hebrew word עָלַי֙ (alai) 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.20.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.5.W2.S1) and character.