1 Kings 17:24:31 Kgs.17.24.W3TAB
אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
eleliyahu
“to Elijah”
- Transliteration
- el-e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-ee-lee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔeː.lijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Elijah
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha e-MET
Exegesis
The indirect object is marked by the prepositional phrase el-elyahu {אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ | ’el-ʾē-lî-yā-hu}.
In context — 1 Kings 17:24
And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God , and the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:24, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ (eleliyahu) 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.17.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.24.W3.S1) and character.