1 Kings 17:1:61 Kgs.17.1.W6TAB
אֶל־אַחְאָב֒
elakhav
“to Ahab”
- Transliteration
- el-akh-AV
- Extended
- ehl-akh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahab
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
el-akh-AV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI mi-to-sha-VE gil-AD el-akh-AV khai-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV im-yih-YE ha-sha-NIM ha-EL-le TAL u-ma-TAR
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI mi-to-sha-VE gil-AD el-akh-AV khai-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV im-yih-YE ha-sha-NIM ha-EL-le TAL u-ma-TAR KI im-le-FI my word
In context — 1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I have stood, there shall be no dew or rain these years except by my word .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 17:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ (elakhav) 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.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.1.W6.S1) and character.