1 Kings 16:8:91 Kgs.16.8.W9TAB
אֵלָ֨ה
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 ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHESH sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
In context — 1 Kings 16:8
In Asa king of Judah’s twenty-sixth year , Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel at Tirzah, and he ruled two years .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 16:8, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֨ה (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.16.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.8.W9.S1) and character.