Proverbs 2:11:3Prov.2.11.W3TAB
עָלֶ֗יךָ
alekha
“over you”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-kha
- Extended
- aa-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over 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
me-zim-MA tish-me-MOR a-LE-kha
- sentence
me-zim-MA tish-me-MOR a-LE-kha te-vu-NA tin-tse-RE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿā·leḵā {עָלֶ֗יךָ | ʿā·leḵā} ‘over you’ precedes the second verb to highlight the protective benefit toward the recipient.
In context — Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will guard over you, and understanding will preserve you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:11, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֗יךָ (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 Prov.2.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.11.W3.S1) and character.