1 Chronicles 17:18:41 Chr.17.18.W4TAB
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
e-LE-kha
- clause
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha
- sentence
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha ve-a-TA et-a-VE-de-kha ya-DA-ta
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eilekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾē-le-kā} ‘to You’ directs the speech to the divine.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:18
What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 17:18, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֖יךָ (elekha) 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 1 Chr.17.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.18.W4.S1) and character.