1 Kings 21:17:31 Kgs.21.17.W3TAB
אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ
eleliyahu
“to Elijah”
- Transliteration
- el-e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-ee-lee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔeːlijˈjaːhuː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
el-e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el Eliyahu haTishbi {אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּי | ʾel ʾê-lî-yā-hû ha-ṯîš-bî} ‘to Elijah the Tishbite’ specifies the prophetic recipient, with the nisba haTishbi indicating geographical origin.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-yaleph–lamed–yod
“My God is YHWH”
In context — 1 Kings 21:17
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite , saying,
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ (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.21.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.17.W3.S1) and character.