1 Kings 18:17:41 Kgs.18.17.W4TAB
אֶת־אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ
eteleeyahu
“{direct object} Elijah”
- Transliteration
- et-e-lee-YA-hu
- Extended
- eht-eh-lee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔeːlijˈjaːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Elijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-e-lee-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI ki-re-OT akh-AV et-e-lee-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ye-HI ki-re-OT akh-AV et-e-lee-YA-hu va-yo-MER akh-AV e-LAV ha-a-TA ZE o-KHER yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʼet} immediately links the verb to Eliyyahu {אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ | ʼĕlîyyāhû}.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:17
And it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, the troubler of Israel?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ (eteleeyahu) 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.18.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.17.W4.S1) and character.