1 Kings 20:8:21 Kgs.20.8.W2TAB
אֵלָ֛יו
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-me-RU e-LAV kol-ha-ze-ke-NIM ve-khol-ha-AM
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU e-LAV kol-ha-ze-ke-NIM ve-khol-ha-AM al-tish-me-A ve-LO to-VE
Exegesis
The suffix-pronoun in elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw} ‘to him’ identifies the addressee.
In context — 1 Kings 20:8
And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen , and do not consent.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:8, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֛יו (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.20.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.8.W2.S1) and character.