Leviticus 26:21:9Lev.26.21.W9TAB

עֲלֵיכֶם֙

ahleikhem

upon you

Transliteration
ah-LEI-khem
Extended
ah-LEE-khem
IPA
/ʕaˈleː.xɛm/

Meaning by language

English
upon you

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עֲ + לֵי + כֶם֙
ah + lei + khem
ahleikhem

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ah-LEI-khem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem

  3. clause

    veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem ma-KAH SHE-va keh-kha-toh-TEE-khem

  4. sentence

    veh-im-tel-KHOO ihm-MEE KE-ri veh-LO toh-VOO lish-MO-ah LI veh-ya-SAF-ti ah-LEI-khem ma-KAH SHE-va keh-kha-toh-TEE-khem

Exegesis

In the apodosis, the vav-consecutive veyasapti {וְיָסַפְתִּי | wə-yāsaptî} ‘and I will add’ introduces intensified divine response with alekhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿălêkem} ‘upon you’ and makkah {מַכָּה | makkāh} ‘blow.’

In contextLeviticus 26:21

And if you walk with Me in hostility , and are not willing to listen to Me, then I will add upon you a blow seven times according to your sins.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 26:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 26:21, so the Hebrew word עֲלֵיכֶם֙ (ahleikhem) 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.26.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.26.21.W9.S1) and character.