1 Kings 19:15:31 Kgs.19.15.W3TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-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 Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV LEKH SHUV le-dar-KHA mid-ba-RA dam-MA-sek
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV LEKH SHUV le-dar-KHA mid-ba-RA dam-MA-sek u-va-TA u-ma-SHAKH-ta et-kha-za-EL le-ME-lekh al-a-RAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elav {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāw} ‘to Him’ identifies the recipient.
In context — 1 Kings 19:15
And the LORD said to him, “Go, return by your way to the wilderness toward Damascus, and when you come, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 19:15, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.19.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.15.W3.S1) and character.