1 Kings 18:20:71 Kgs.18.20.W7TAB
אֶל־הַ֥ר
elhar
“to the mountain of”
- Transliteration
- el-HAR
- Extended
- ehl-HAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈhar/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the mountain of
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-HAR
- phraseyour reading level
el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV be-KHOL-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
Exegesis
The locative phrase el har hakkarmel {אֶל־הַר הַכַּרְמֶֽל | ’el har ha-kkar-mēl} ‘to Mount Carmel’ specifies the geographic setting. English SVO order reproduces the Hebrew narrative flow while preserving the emphasis on communal gathering and authoritative message.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:20
So Ahab sent messages throughout all the children of Israel, and he gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַ֥ר (elhar) 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.18.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.20.W7.S1) and character.