1 Kings 18:1:121 Kgs.18.1.W12TAB
אֶל־אַחְאָ֔ב
elakhav
“to Ahab”
- Transliteration
- el-a-KHA-v
- Extended
- ehl-ah-KHAA-v
- 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-a-KHA-v
- phraseyour reading level
he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v
- clause
LEKH he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v ve-et-NA ma-TAR al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ya-MIM ra-BIM u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-e-LI-ya-hu ba-sha-NA ha-she-li-SHIT le-MOR LEKH he-ra-E el-a-KHA-v ve-et-NA ma-TAR al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:1
And after many days, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will give rain upon the surface of the land.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 18:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַחְאָ֔ב (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.18.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.1.W12.S1) and character.