1 Kings 13:14:81 Kgs.13.14.W8TAB
הָאֵלָ֑ה
haela
“the oak”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-LA
- Extended
- haa-eh-LAA
- IPA
- /ha.ʔeːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the oak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-e-LA
- phraseyour reading level
TA-khat ha-e-LA
- clause
va-YEH-lekh a-kha-REE ISH ha-e-lo-HIM va-yim-tsa-E-hu yo-SHEV TA-khat ha-e-LA
- sentence
va-YEH-lekh a-kha-REE ISH ha-e-lo-HIM va-yim-tsa-E-hu yo-SHEV TA-khat ha-e-LA va-YO-mer e-LAV ha-a-TA ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM a-SHER-ba-TA mi-ye-hu-DA va-YO-mer A-ni
Exegesis
The participle yoshev {יֹשֵׁ֖ב | yōšēḇ} ‘sitting’ functions as a circumstantial participle indicating ongoing posture, while tachat {תַּ֣חַת | ṭaḥat} ‘under’ and haelah {הָאֵלָ֑ה | hāʾēlāh} ‘oak’ specify location.
Root and etymology
aleph–lamed–hehʾ–l–h
“oak, strong tree”
In context — 1 Kings 13:14
And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under the oak tree . He said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 13:14, so the Hebrew word הָאֵלָ֑ה (haela) 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 Kgs.13.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.14.W8.S1) and character.