1 Samuel 17:19:61 Sam.17.19.W6TAB
הָֽאֵלָ֑ה
haela
“the Elah”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-LA
- Extended
- haa-eh-LAA
- IPA
- /haː.ʔeːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Elah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-e-LA
- clause
ve-sha-UL ve-HEM-ma ve-KHOL-ISH yis-ra-EL be-E-mek ha-e-LA
- sentence
ve-sha-UL ve-HEM-ma ve-KHOL-ISH yis-ra-EL be-E-mek ha-e-LA nil-kha-MIM im-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The locative be'emeq ha'elah {בְּעֵ֖מֶק הָֽאֵלָ֑ה | bə-ʿê-meq hā-ʼê-lāh} ‘in the Valley of Elah’ establishes the setting.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:19
Saul and all the men of Israel had assembled in the Valley of Elah, locked in battle with the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:19, so the Hebrew word הָֽאֵלָ֑ה (haela) 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.17.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.19.W6.S1) and character.