1 Samuel 16:6:41 Sam.16.6.W4TAB
אֶת־אֱלִיאָ֑ב
eteliav
“Eliab”
- Transliteration
- et-e-li-AV
- Extended
- eht-eh-lee-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔɛliːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Eliab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-e-li-AV
- clause
va-ye-HI be-vo-AM va-yar-E et-e-li-AV
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-vo-AM va-yar-E et-e-li-AV va-yo-MER AKH NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH me-shi-KHO
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} marks Eliab {אֱלִיאָב | ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ} as the object.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:6
And it happened, when they came, that he saw Eliab and said, “Surely before the LORD stands His anointed one .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 16:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֱלִיאָ֑ב (eteliav) 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.6.W4.S1) and character.