Leviticus 14:20:7Lev.14.20.W7TAB
עָלָ֛יו
alav
“for him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlaːv/
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
veh-ki-PER a-LAV
- clause
veh-ki-PER a-LAV ha-koh-HEN veh-ta-HER
- sentence
veh-heh-eh-LAH ha-koh-HEN eht-hah-oh-LAH veh-eht-hah-min-KHAAH ha-miz-BEH-khah veh-ki-PER a-LAV ha-koh-HEN veh-ta-HER
Exegesis
Hamizbechah {הַמִּזְבֵּחָה | ha-mîz-bê-ḥāh} marks the sacrificial site, while the prepositional suffix alav {עָלָיו | ‘ā-lāw} indicates the recipient of atonement.
In context — Leviticus 14:20
And the priest shall offer up the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 14:20, 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.14.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.20.W7.S1) and character.