Nehemiah 13:29:4Neh.13.29.W4TAB
עַ֚ל
al
“because of or concerning”
- Transliteration
- AL
- Extended
- AHL
- IPA
- /ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of or concerning
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
AL
- clause
AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM
- sentence
zakh-RA la-HEM e-lo-HAI AL ga-o-LE ha-ke-hu-NA u-ve-RIT ha-ke-hu-NA ve-hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The particle al {עַ֚ל | ʿal} introduces the reason clause headed by ga’olei {גָּאֳלֵ֣י | gā-’ō-lêy} ‘defilers,’ which enumerates hakkehunnah {הַכְּהֻנָּ֔ה | ha-ḵə-hûn-nāh} ‘the priesthood,’ berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ‘the covenant,’ and halleviyim {הַלְוִיִּֽם | hal-le-vî-yim} ‘the Levites.’ The repeated conjunction vav links these items in a cumulative series that heightens the sense of violation. English preserves this parallel structure and imperative tone to reflect the original emphasis.
Root and etymology
mem-ayin-lamedmem–ayin–lamed
“to act unfaithfully”
In context — Nehemiah 13:29
Remember them, O my God , for they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Nehemiah 13:29, so the Hebrew word עַ֚ל (al) 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.13.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.29.W4.S1) and character.