1 Kings 20:2:31 Kgs.20.2.W3TAB
אֶל־אַחְאָ֥ב
elakhav
“to Ahab”
- Transliteration
- el-a-KHAV
- Extended
- ehl-ah-KHAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahab
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-a-KHAV
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-e-khim el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ha-i-RA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el ’akhav melekh-Yisrael {אֶל־אַחְאָ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʼel ʼaḥāḇ me-leḵ Yi-srā-ʼēl} “to Ahab king of Israel” uses a construct chain to specify the recipient’s royal status.
In context — 1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַחְאָ֥ב (elakhav) 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.20.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.2.W3.S1) and character.