1 Kings 16:6:71 Kgs.16.6.W7TAB
אֵלָ֥ה
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
e-LA ve-NO
- clause
va-yim-LOKH e-LA ve-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV ba-SHA im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-tir-TSA va-yim-LOKH e-LA ve-NO takh-TAV
In context — 1 Kings 16:6
Then Baasha lay down with his fathers , was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah then reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 16:6, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֥ה (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.16.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.6.W7.S1) and character.