1 Samuel 19:3:121 Sam.19.3.W12TAB
אֶל־אָבִ֑י
elavi
“to my father”
- Transliteration
- el-a-VI
- Extended
- ehl-ah-VEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my father
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-a-VI
- clause
va-a-NI e-TSE ve-a-MAD-ti le-yad-a-VI ba-sa-DE a-SHER a-TA SHAM va-a-NI a-da-BER be-KHA el-a-VI
- sentence
va-a-NI e-TSE ve-a-MAD-ti le-yad-a-VI ba-sa-DE a-SHER a-TA SHAM va-a-NI a-da-BER be-KHA el-a-VI ve-ra-I-ti MA ve-hig-GAD-ti LAKH
In context — 1 Samuel 19:3
And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak about you to my father, and I will see what I find and will tell you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 19:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָבִ֑י (elavi) 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.19.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.3.W12.S1) and character.