1 Kings 17:19:81 Kgs.17.19.W8TAB
אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה
elhaaliya
“to the upper chamber”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-a-li-YA
- Extended
- ehl-hah-ah-lee-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ha.ʕă.lijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the upper chamber
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-a-li-YA
- clause
va-yik-ka-KHE-hu me-khe-KA va-ya-le-HU el-ha-a-li-YA a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV SHAM va-yash-ke-VE-hu al-mit-ta-TO
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LE-ha te-NI-LI et-be-NEKH va-yik-ka-KHE-hu me-khe-KA va-ya-le-HU el-ha-a-li-YA a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV SHAM va-yash-ke-VE-hu al-mit-ta-TO
Exegesis
The phrase mecheikah {מֵחֵיקָהּ | mēḥêyiqāh} “from her bosom” underscores intimate closeness, while el-ha-aliyah {אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה | ʾel-hāʿălîyyāh} “to the upper room” marks spatial movement into Elijah’s private chamber.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hʿ-l-h
“to go up, ascend”
In context — 1 Kings 17:19
And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her bosom , brought him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 17:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה (elhaaliya) 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.17.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.19.W8.S1) and character.