1 Samuel 14:41:31 Sam.14.41.W3TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:41
And Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, “Grant a complete verdict .” Then Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:41, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה (elyehovah) 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 Sam.14.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.41.W3.S1) and character.