1 Kings 18:42:51 Kgs.18.42.W5TAB
וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ
veeliyahu
“and Elijah”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- veh-ee-lih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /vəʔeːlijˈjaːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Elijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-e-li-YA-hu
- clause
ve-e-li-YA-hu a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL va-yig-HAR AR-tsa va-ya-SEM pa-NAV BEN ve-re-KHU bir-KAV
- sentence
va-ya-a-LE akh-AV le-e-KHOL ve-lish-TOT ve-e-li-YA-hu a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL va-yig-HAR AR-tsa va-ya-SEM pa-NAV BEN ve-re-KHU bir-KAV
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and drink, and Elijah went up to the top of Carmel and crouched down to the ground and put his face between his knees .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:42, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ (veeliyahu) 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.18.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.42.W5.S1) and character.