Malachi 3:13:2Mal.3.13.W2TAB
עָלַ֛י
alai
“against me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- against me
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZE-ku a-LAI
- clause
kha-ZE-ku a-LAI dib-re-KHEM a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
kha-ZE-ku a-LAI dib-re-KHEM a-MAR ye-ho-VAH va-a-mar-TEM MA-ni-dab-BAR-nu a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase alay {עָלַי | ʿālay} marks the target of reproach.
In context — Malachi 3:13
"You have spoken forcefully against Me," says the LORD, "yet you say, 'What have we said against You?'"
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Malachi 3:13, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֛י (alai) 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 Mal.3.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.13.W2.S1) and character.