1 Chronicles 20:8:11 Chr.20.8.W1TAB
אֵ֛ל
el
“these”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EEL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
EL
- clause
EL nul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT
- sentence
EL nul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT va-yip-LE ve-YAD-da-VID u-ve-YAD-a-va-DAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative el {אֵ֛ל | ʾêl} ‘these’ marking the topic, followed by the Niphal perfect nulledu {נוּלְּד֥וּ | nūl-lə-ḏû} ‘were born’ indicating lineage.
Root and etymology
y-s-r + ʾ-lYod–Sin–Resh + Aleph–Lamed
“God contends; God prevails”
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:8
These descendants of the Rapha in Gath fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֵ֛ל (el) 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.20.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.8.W1.S1) and character.