1 Kings 20:5:81 Kgs.20.5.W8TAB
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛj.χaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ki-sha-la-KHti e-LE-kha
- clause
ki-sha-la-KHti e-LE-kha le-MOR kas-pe-KHA u-ze-hav-KHA ve-na-SHE-kha u-va-NE-kha LI ti-TEN
- sentence
va-ya-SHU-vu ha-mal-a-KHIM va-yo-me-RU ko-a-MAR ben-ha-DAD le-MOR ki-sha-la-KHti e-LE-kha le-MOR kas-pe-KHA u-ze-hav-KHA ve-na-SHE-kha u-va-NE-kha LI ti-TEN
In context — 1 Kings 20:5
And the messengers returned and said, “Thus says Ben-Hadad : ‘I sent word to you, saying, “You shall give me your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.”’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:5, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (elekha) 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.20.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.5.W8.S1) and character.