1 Kings 19:13:121 Kgs.19.13.W12TAB
אֵלָיו֙
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːv/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE e-LAV
- clause
ve-hi-NE e-LAV KOL va-yo-MER ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu va-ya-LET pa-NAV be-a-DAR-to va-ye-TSE va-ya-a-MOD PE-takh ha-me-a-RA ve-hi-NE e-LAV KOL va-yo-MER ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
Vehinneh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nēh} ‘and behold’ introduces the revelatory moment, leading to elav kol {אֵלָיו קוֹל | ʾē-lāyw qōl} ‘to him a voice.’
In context — 1 Kings 19:13
When Elijah heard, he wrapped his face in his cloak , went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 19:13, so the Hebrew word אֵלָיו֙ (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.19.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.13.W12.S1) and character.