1 Kings 18:30:81 Kgs.18.30.W8TAB
אֵלָ֑יו
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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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu le-khol-ha-AM ge-SHU e-LAI va-yig-ge-SHU khol-ha-AM e-LAV
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu le-khol-ha-AM ge-SHU e-LAI va-yig-ge-SHU khol-ha-AM e-LAV va-ye-ra-PE et-miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH he-ha-RUS
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect vayyigshu {וַיִּגְּשׁוּ | wayyigšū} ‘and they came near’ repeats the inclusive kol-haam {כָל־הָעָם | kol-hā-ʿām} ‘all the people’ with elav {אֵלָיו | ʾē-lāw} ‘to him’, highlighting universal obedience.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:30
And Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people drew near to him. Then he restored the altar of the LORD that had been torn down .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:30, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֑יו (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.18.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.30.W8.S1) and character.