Leviticus 14:18:10Lev.14.18.W10TAB
עָלָ֛יו
alav
“for him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAV
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlav/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ki-PER a-LAV
- clause
ve-ki-PER a-LAV ha-ko-HEN lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-ha-noh-TAR ba-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yit-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER ve-ki-PER a-LAV ha-ko-HEN lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive vəkiṯper {וְכִפֶּ֥ר | wə-kiṯ-per} ‘and he shall make atonement’ marks progression to the sacrificial function, with the beneficiary marked by ʿā-lāw {עָלָיו | ʿā-lāw} ‘for him’.
In context — Leviticus 14:18
And the remainder of the oil on the palm of the priest he shall put on the head of the one being cleansed; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 14:18, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֛יו (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 Lev.14.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.18.W10.S1) and character.