1 Kings 19:17:111 Kgs.19.17.W11TAB
אֱלִישָֽׁע׃
elisha
“Elisha”
- Transliteration
- e-li-SHA
- Extended
- eh-lee-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.liːˈʃɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elisha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-li-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-MIT e-li-SHA
- clause
ve-han-nim-LAT me-KHE-rev ye-HU ya-MIT e-li-SHA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA han-nim-LAT me-KHE-rev kha-za-EL ya-MIT ye-HU ve-han-nim-LAT me-KHE-rev ye-HU ya-MIT e-li-SHA
Root and etymology
y-l-ʾyod–lamed–aleph
“God is salvation”
In context — 1 Kings 19:17
And it will be that whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will put to death; and whoever escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will put to death.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:17:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ (elisha) 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.19.17.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.17.W11.S1) and character.