1 Samuel 16:15:31 Sam.16.15.W3TAB
אֵלָ֑יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- 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-LAV
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru av-DE-SHA-ul e-LAV
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru av-DE-SHA-ul e-LAV hin-NE-na RU-akh-e-lo-HIM ra-A me-va-it-TE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw} marks Saul as the addressee.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:15
And the servants of Saul said to him, “Behold, now an evil spirit from God is terrifying you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֑יו (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 Sam.16.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.15.W3.S1) and character.