1 Kings 18:15:121 Kgs.18.15.W12TAB
אֵלָֽיו׃
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
e-ra-E e-LAV
- clause
KI ha-YOM e-ra-E e-LAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu KHAI ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV KI ha-YOM e-ra-E e-LAV
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘surely’ transitions to the Nifal imperfect era’eh {אֵרָאֶ֥ה | ’ê-rā-’eh} ‘I will appear’, followed by elav {אֵלָֽיו | ’ê-lāw} ‘to him’, referring to King Ahab. The structure underscores the solemnity of the oath and Elijah’s personal pledge.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:15
And Elijah said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I have stood , surely today I will appear to him.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 18:15, so the Hebrew word אֵלָֽיו׃ (elav) 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.18.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.15.W12.S1) and character.