Psalm 21:11:2Ps.21.11.W2TABWLC Psalms 21:12
עָלֶ֣יךָ
alekha
“against you”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-kha
- Extended
- aa-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LE-kha
- clause
KI-NA-tu a-LE-kha ra-A
- sentence
KI-NA-tu a-LE-kha ra-A KHA-she-VU me-zim-MA BAL-yu-kha-LU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase aleikha {עָלֶיךָ | ʿā-lê-ḵā} ‘against you’ marks the divine addressee.
In context — Psalm 21:11
For they have inclined evil against you and devised a scheme , yet they are not able to accomplish it.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 21:11, so the Hebrew word עָלֶ֣יךָ (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 Ps.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.11.W2.S1) and character.