1 Kings 21:20:31 Kgs.21.20.W3TAB
אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
eleliyahu
“to Elijah”
- Transliteration
- el-e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-ee-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-YO-mer akh-AV el-e-li-YA-hu ham-tsa-TA-ni o-ye-VI
- sentence
va-YO-mer akh-AV el-e-li-YA-hu ham-tsa-TA-ni o-ye-VI va-YO-mer ma-TSA-ti YA-an hit-mak-KHER-kha la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-yaleph–lamed–yod
“My God is YHWH”
In context — 1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he replied, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ (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.21.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.20.W3.S1) and character.