1 Kings 13:7:31 Kgs.13.7.W3TAB
אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ
elish
“to the man of”
- Transliteration
- el-ISH
- Extended
- ehl-EESH
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the man of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da ve-et-te-NA le-KHA mat-TAT
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-mé-lekh} ‘the king’ is followed by the indirect object introduced by lamed, the phrase ish haelohim {אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš hā ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘man of God’, denoting the prophetic office.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-šaleph–yod–shin
“man, individual”
In context — 1 Kings 13:7
And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:7, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ (elish) 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.13.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.7.W3.S1) and character.