1 Kings 18:7:51 Kgs.18.7.W5TAB
אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ
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
ve-hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI o-vad-ya-HU ba-DE-rekh ve-hi-NE e-li-YA-hu lik-ra-TO
- sentence
va-ye-HI o-vad-ya-HU ba-DE-rekh ve-hi-NE e-li-YA-hu lik-ra-TO va-yak-ki-RE-hu va-yip-POL al-pa-NAIV va-yo-MER ha-a-TA ZE a-do-NI e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The speech introduction vayomer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wə-yo-mer} ushers in a direct question, where the interrogative ha-attah zeh {הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה | ha-at-tá zêh} ‘is it you, this’ heightens astonishment and adoni Eliyahu {אֲדֹנִ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ | ă-do-nî ʾê-li-yā-hu} serves as a formal respectful address. The linear arrangement of these elements creates a vivid scene of recognition, respect, and inquiry.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed | A-L
“toward, to”
In context — 1 Kings 18:7
And it happened as Obadiah was on the way that behold Elijah came to meet him; and he recognized him and fell on his face , and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:7, so the Hebrew word אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ (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.18.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.7.W5.S1) and character.