1 Kings 21:5:21 Kgs.21.5.W2TAB
אֵלָ֖יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-v
- Extended
- eh-LAA-v
- 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-LA-v
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-VO e-LA-v
- clause
va-ta-VO e-LA-v i-ze-VEL ish-TO
- sentence
va-ta-VO e-LA-v i-ze-VEL ish-TO va-te-dab-BER e-LA-v MA-ze ru-KHA-kha sa-RA ve-E-ne-kha o-KHEL LA-khem
In context — 1 Kings 21:5
Then Jezebel, his wife, came to him and spoke to him, “What is this? Why has your spirit turned aside, and you are not eating bread ?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 21:5, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֖יו (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.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.5.W2.S1) and character.