1 Kings 18:21:31 Kgs.18.21.W3TAB
אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם
elkolhaam
“to all the people”
- Transliteration
- el-KOL-ha-AM
- Extended
- ehl-KAAL-hah-AHM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kɔːl.haːˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all the people
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-KOL-ha-AM
- clause
va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu el-KOL-ha-AM va-yo-MER ad-ma-TAI a-TEM po-se-KHIM al-she-TEI has-se-i-PIM im-Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM le-KHU a-kha-RAV ve-im-hab-BA-al le-KHU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu el-KOL-ha-AM va-yo-MER ad-ma-TAI a-TEM po-se-KHIM al-she-TEI has-se-i-PIM im-Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM le-KHU a-kha-RAV ve-im-hab-BA-al le-KHU a-kha-RAV ve-LO-a-NU ha-AM o-TO da-VAR
Exegesis
The verse concludes with wĕ-lō-ʿanû hā‛ām ʾōtô dāvar {וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ הָעָם אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָֽר | wə-lō-ʿanû hā‛ām ʾōtô dāvar} ‘but the people did not answer him a word’, underscoring their complete silence.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah drew near to all the people and said, “How long will you continue limping on two branches ? If the LORD God is God, follow Him; but if Baal is god, then follow Him.” Yet the people gave him no reply.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם (elkolhaam) 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.18.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.21.W3.S1) and character.