1 Kings 16:1:31 Kgs.16.1.W3TAB
אֶל־יֵה֣וּא
elyehu
“to Jehu”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-HU
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jehu
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-HU
- phraseyour reading level
el-ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI al-BA-she-a le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-yehu ben-hanani {אֶל־יֵה֣וּא בֶן־חֲנָ֔נִי | ʾel-yēhûʾ ben-ḥănānî} identifies the recipient of the oracle.
In context — 1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 16:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יֵה֣וּא (elyehu) 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.16.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.1.W3.S1) and character.