Numbers 18:4:2Num.18.4.W2TAB
עָלֶ֔יךָ
alekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-kha
- Extended
- aa-LEH-kha
- IPA
- /ʕaˈlejxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
a-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha
- clause
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha ve-sham-ROO et-mish-ME-ret O-hel mo-ED le-KOL a-vo-DAT ha-O-hel
- sentence
ve-nil-VOO a-LE-kha ve-sham-ROO et-mish-ME-ret O-hel mo-ED le-KOL a-vo-DAT ha-O-hel ve-ZAR lo-yik-RAV a-lei-KHEM
Exegesis
The prepositional suffix aleikha {עָלֶ֔יךָ | ʿă-lê-khā} ‘to you’ marks the addressee, followed by veshameru {וְשָֽׁמְר֗וּ | wə-šā-mərû} ‘and they shall keep,’ a Qal perfect third person masculine plural emphasizing established responsibility.
In context — Numbers 18:4
And they shall join you and keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting for all the service of the tent; no outsider may come near you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 18:4, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֔יךָ (alekha) 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.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.4.W2.S1) and character.