1 Kings 18:17:71 Kgs.18.17.W7TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER akh-AV e-LAV ha-a-TA ZE o-KHER yis-ra-EL
- 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
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 18:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:17, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.18.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.17.W7.S1) and character.