Ruth 4:1:2Ruth.4.1.W2PAT

עָלָ֣ה

ala

went up

Transliteration
a-LA
Extended
aa-LAA
IPA
/ʕaːˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English
went up
French
monta
Spanish
subió
Portuguese
subiu
German
ging hinauf
Russian
поднялся
Arabic-Simplified
صَعِدَ
Hindi
चढ़ा
Chinese-Simplified
上去
Korean
올라갔다
Indonesian
naik
Bengali
উঠল
Tagalog
umakyat
Swahili
akapanda
Amharic
ወጣ
Yoruba
gòkè
Igbo
rigoro
Twi
foro kɔ soro
Ewe
yi edzi

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Result
עָ + לָ֣ה
a + la
ala

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-LA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-BO-az a-LA ha-SHA-ar

  3. clause

    u-BO-az a-LA ha-SHA-ar va-YE-shev SHAM ve-hin-NE ha-go-EL o-VER a-SHER dib-ber-BO-az va-YO-mer SU-ra she-va-PO pe-lo-NI al-mo-NI

  4. sentence

    u-BO-az a-LA ha-SHA-ar va-YE-shev SHAM ve-hin-NE ha-go-EL o-VER a-SHER dib-ber-BO-az va-YO-mer SU-ra she-va-PO pe-lo-NI al-mo-NI va-YA-sar va-ye-SHEV

In contextRuth 4:1

and Boaz went up the gate sat down there and behold the redeemer passing by about whom Boaz had spoken said turn aside sit here so-and-so such-a-one turned aside sat down

About this coordinate

Ruth 4:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ruth 4:1, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֣ה (ala) 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 Ruth.4.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.1.W2.S1) and character.