Leviticus 14:7:2Lev.14.7.W2TAB

עַ֧ל

al

upon

Transliteration
AL
Extended
AHL
IPA
/ʕal/

Meaning by language

English
upon

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    AL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR

  3. clause

    ve-hiz-ZAH AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR min-ha-tsa-RA-at SHE-va pe-a-MEEM

  4. sentence

    ve-hiz-ZAH AL ha-mit-ta-HEHR min-ha-tsa-RA-at SHE-va pe-a-MEEM veh-ti-hah-ROH veh-shil-LAKH et-ha-tsi-POR ha-khai-YAH al-pe-NEE ha-SA-deh

Exegesis

The subsequent Piel perfect veshillach {וְשִׁלַּח | wə-šil-laḥ} takes et {אֶת־ | ʾet} as the direct object marker with hatsippor {הַצִּפֹּר | ha-ṣip-pōr} and the modifier hachayyah {הַֽחַיָּה | ha-ḥay-yāh} al penei hasadeh {עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה | ʿal-pə-nê ha-sā-deh} to describe the bird’s release. The fixed vav sequence underscores the stepwise procedure, while the construct chain penei hasadeh integrates the action into the land context.

Root and etymology

Rootʿ-l-h

to ascend

In contextLeviticus 14:7

And he shall sprinkle upon the one being cleansed from the leprosy seven times and declare him clean. Then he shall release the live bird into the open field.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 14:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 14:7, so the Hebrew word עַ֧ל (al) 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.14.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.7.W2.S1) and character.