1 Kings 19:2:41 Kgs.19.2.W4TAB
אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ
eleliyahu
“to Elijah”
- Transliteration
- el-e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-eh-lee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔeː.lijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Elijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-tish-LAKH i-ze-VEL mal-EKH el-e-li-YA-hu le-MOR
- sentence
va-tish-LAKH i-ze-VEL mal-EKH el-e-li-YA-hu le-MOR ko-ya-a-SUN e-lo-HIM ve-KHO yo-si-FUN ki-kha-ET ma-KHAR a-SIM et-naf-she-KHA ke-NE-fesh a-KHAD me-HEM
Exegesis
The messenger formula mal’akh ’el-elî-yā-hû lê-ʾā-môr {מַלְאָךְ אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ לֵאמֹר | māl-ʾā-ḥ ʾel-ʾelî-yā-hû lê-ʾā-môr} frames the forthcoming curse.
In context — 1 Kings 19:2
Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods do so to me, and may they add more, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ (eleliyahu) 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.19.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.2.W4.S1) and character.