1 Kings 13:15:21 Kgs.13.15.W2TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
ehlayv
“to him”
- Transliteration
- eh-LA-yv
- Extended
- eh-LAA-yv
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
eh-LA-yv
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv
- clause
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta ve-e-KHOL LA-khem
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elav {אֵלָ֔יו | ʾē-lā-yōw} marks the addressee.
In context — 1 Kings 13:15
And he said to him, “Go with me to the house and eat bread.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (ehlayv) 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.13.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.15.W2.S1) and character.