1 Kings 18:22:21 Kgs.18.22.W2TAB
אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙
eliyahu
“Elijah”
- Transliteration
- e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- ee-lih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔeː.liˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elijah
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 | |
| 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
e-li-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al ar-ba-me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM ISH
Exegesis
The proper name Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | ê-lî-yyā-hû} functions as subject.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:22
And Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left as a prophet for the LORD ; but the prophets of Baʿal are four hundred and fifty men.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:22, so the Hebrew word אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ (eliyahu) 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.18.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.22.W2.S1) and character.