1 Samuel 15:11:131 Sam.15.11.W13TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-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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Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiz-AK el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yi-KHAR lish-mu-EL va-yiz-AK el-ye-ho-VAH kal-ha-LAI-la
- sentence
ni-KHAM-tee kee-him-LAKH-tee et-sha-OOL le-ME-lekh kee-SHAV mee-ah-kha-RAI veh-et-de-va-RAI LO he-KIM va-yi-KHAR lish-mu-EL va-yiz-AK el-ye-ho-VAH kal-ha-LAI-la
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel Yə·hō·wāh {אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה | ʾel Yə·hō·wāh} ‘to the LORD’ identifies the divine addressee, and the adverbial phrase kol-hal·lāh {כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ | kāl-hal·lāh} ‘all the night’ emphasizes duration. This tight sequence of clauses underscores the cause-and-effect interplay of divine regret, human disobedience, and prophetic intercession.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:11
I was grieved because I made Saul king and he has turned back from following Me and has not fulfilled My words . Samuel burned with anger, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 15:11, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה (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.15.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.11.W13.S1) and character.