1 Samuel 16:3:121 Sam.16.3.W12TAB
אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛxɔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- clause
ve-a-no-KHI o-di-a-KHA ET a-sher-ta-a-SE u-ma-SHAKH-ta LI ET a-sher-o-MAR e-LE-kha
- sentence
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI ba-za-VAKH ve-a-no-KHI o-di-a-KHA ET a-sher-ta-a-SE u-ma-SHAKH-ta LI ET a-sher-o-MAR e-LE-kha
In context — 1 Samuel 16:3
And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to you what you are to do. And you shall anoint the one whom I will declare to you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 16:3, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (elekha) 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.16.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.3.W12.S1) and character.