1 Samuel 20:5:31 Sam.20.5.W3TAB
אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן
elyehonatan
“to Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-na-TAN
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-hoh-nah-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoːnaːˈtaːn/
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
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE-KHO-desh ma-KHAR ve-a-no-KHI ya-SHOV-e-SHEV
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE-KHO-desh ma-KHAR ve-a-no-KHI ya-SHOV-e-SHEV im-ha-ME-lekh le-e-KHOL ve-shi-la-KH-TA-ni ve-nis-tar-TI va-sa-DE ad ha-E-rev ha-she-li-SHIT
Root and etymology
“has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:5
And David said, “Then it will be the new moon day, and you will dine with the king, but I will go and hide myself in the field until the evening of the third day.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן (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.20.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.5.W3.S1) and character.