1 Samuel 20:27:101 Sam.20.27.W10TAB
אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן
elyehonatan
“to Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-na-TAN
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-hoh-nah-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jonathan
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
el-ye-ho-na-TAN be-NO
- sentence
va-ye-HI mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-KHO-desh hash-she-NI va-yip-pa-KED me-KOM da-VID va-yo-MER sha-UL el-ye-ho-na-TAN be-NO mad-DU-a lo-VA ben-yi-SHAI gam-te-MOL gam-ha-YOM el-hal-LE-khem
Root and etymology
“has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:27
And it was the next day, the second day of the month, and David’s place was filled; and Saul said to Jonathan, “Why has the son of Jesse not come today and also yesterday to the meal?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן (elyehonatan) 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.20.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.27.W10.S1) and character.