1 Samuel 19:4:81 Sam.19.4.W8TAB
אֵ֠לָיו
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
Exegesis
The second clause uses the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer} ‘and he said’, with elav {אֵ֠לָיו | ʾê·lā·w} ‘to him’ introducing direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֵ֠לָיו (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.19.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W8.S1) and character.