Numbers 14:27:15Num.14.27.W15TAB
עָלַ֖י
alai
“against me”
- Transliteration
- a-LAI
- Extended
- aa-LAI
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlaj/
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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Word in context
- word
a-LAI
- clause
et-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI sha-MA-ti
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI la-e-DAH ha-ra-AH ha-ZOT a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI et-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER hei-MAH mal-li-NIM a-LAI sha-MA-ti
Exegesis
The participle mallinim {מַלִּינִ֖ים | mal-lî-nîm} ‘are grumbling’ (Piel participle) marks ongoing discontent and is repeated in the relative clause ʾasher hemmâ mallinim alay {אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה מַלִּינִ֖ים עָלַי | ʾă-šer hēm-mah mal-lî-nîm ʿă-lay}, creating an inclusio around the accusation.
Root and etymology
RootAyin, Lamed, Heh
“to bring up”
In context — Numbers 14:27
How long shall this evil congregation continue to grumble against Me ? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:27:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 14:27, so the Hebrew word עָלַ֖י (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 Num.14.27.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.27.W15.S1) and character.