1 Samuel 20:12:161 Sam.20.12.W16TAB
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛʃˈlaħ/
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
- phraseyour reading level
esh-LAKH e-LE-kha
- clause
esh-LAKH e-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti et-oz-NE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ esh-LAKH e-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti et-oz-NE-kha
In context — 1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said to David, “The LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow or on the third day, behold, if he is good toward David, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (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.20.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.12.W16.S1) and character.