1 Kings 16:34:51 Kgs.16.34.W5TAB

הָאֱלִ֖י

haeli

the Bethelite

Transliteration
ha-e-LI
Extended
haa-eh-LIH
IPA
/haːʔɛˈli/

Meaning by language

English
the Bethelite

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Result
הָ + אֱ + לִ֖י
ha + e + li
haeli

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-LI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BET ha-e-LI

  3. clause

    be-ya-MAV ba-NA khi-e-EL BET ha-e-LI et-ye-ri-KHO

  4. sentence

    be-ya-MAV ba-NA khi-e-EL BET ha-e-LI et-ye-ri-KHO ba-a-vi-RAM be-kho-RO yis-se-DA u-ve-she-GIV u-vis-ge-UV tse-i-RO hi-tsi-UV de-la-TE-ha ki-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER be-YAD ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN

Exegesis

Construct beit-ha’eli {בֵּית הָאֱלִ֖י | bēṯ hā-’ē-lî} specifies origin.

In context1 Kings 16:34

In his days, Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest, he set up its gates, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of Joshua son of Nun.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 16:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:34, so the Hebrew word הָאֱלִ֖י (haeli) 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.16.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.34.W5.S1) and character.