1 Kings 16:14:31 Kgs.16.14.W3TAB
אֵלָ֖ה
ela
“Elah”
- Transliteration
- e-LA
- Extended
- ee-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elah
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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LA
- phraseyour reading level
div-RE e-LA
- clause
ve-YE-ter div-RE e-LA ve-khol-e-SHER a-SA
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE e-LA ve-khol-e-SHER a-SA ha-lo-E-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct divrei Elah {דִּבְרֵי אֵלָה | di-vré ʾē-lāh} specifies the category of royal records, while the coordinated phrase vekol-asher asah {וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה | wə-kol-ʼa-šer ʻa-sā} underscores comprehensive coverage.
In context — 1 Kings 16:14
As for the remaining acts of Elah —everything he did—are they not recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 16:14, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֖ה (ela) 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.16.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.14.W3.S1) and character.