1 Kings 18:14:81 Kgs.18.14.W8TAB
אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ
eliyahu
“Elijah”
- Transliteration
- e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- ee-lih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔeːlijˈjɔːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
e-li-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
- clause
ve-a-TA a-TA o-MER LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-TA o-MER LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu va-ha-ra-GA-ni
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-h
“My God is YHWH”
In context — 1 Kings 18:14
And now you say, "Go, say to your master, ‘Behold, Elijah is here,’ and he will kill me."
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:14, so the Hebrew word אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ (eliyahu) 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.18.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.14.W8.S1) and character.