Leviticus 16:19:2Lev.16.19.W2TAB
עָלָ֧יו
alav
“upon it”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕa.ˈlav/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon it
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
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM
- sentence
ve-hiz-ZAH a-LAV min-ha-DAM be-ets-ba-O SHE-va pe-a-MEEM ve-ti-ha-RO ve-kid-SHO mit-TOOM-OT be-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The marker alav {עָלָ֧יו | ʿā-lāw} ‘on it’ identifies the altar as the direct object.
In context — Leviticus 16:19
And he shall sprinkle on it from the blood with his finger seven times, and he shall purify it and consecrate it from the uncleannesses of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 16:19, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֧יו (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.16.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.19.W2.S1) and character.