Leviticus 19:22:2Lev.19.22.W2TAB
עָלָ֨יו
ahlav
“for him”
- Transliteration
- ah-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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Word in context
- word
ah-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
- sentence
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA veh-nis-LAKH LO mei-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
Exegesis
The beneficiary is marked by alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāv} ‘for him.’
In context — Leviticus 19:22
And the priest will make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven for his sin which he has committed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 19:22, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֨יו (ahlav) 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.19.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.22.W2.S1) and character.