Nehemiah 13:2:9Neh.13.2.W9TAB
עָלָ֤יו
alav
“against him”
- Transliteration
- a-LAV
- Extended
- aa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- against 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
a-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM
- clause
va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA
- sentence
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA
In context — Nehemiah 13:2
Because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam to curse them, yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nehemiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֤יו (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 Neh.13.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.2.W9.S1) and character.