1 Kings 18:1:61 Kgs.18.1.W6TAB
אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
eleliyahu
“to Elijah”
- Transliteration
- el-e-LI-ya-hu
- Extended
- ehl-ee-LIH-yah-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔeːl.ˈjij.jaː.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-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
- 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
Exegesis
The prophetic formula udvar-YHWH {וּדְבַר־יְהוָה | wəḏəḇar yəhōwāh} ‘word of the LORD’ introduces divine speech directed el-Eliyahu {אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ | ʾel ʾĕlîyyāhû}, and the temporal clause bashanah hashlishit {בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית | baššānâ haššəlîšît} ‘in the third year’ situates the prophecy within the drought narrative.
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 18:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:1, 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.18.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.1.W6.S1) and character.