1 Samuel 22:1:121 Sam.22.1.W12TAB
אֵלָ֖יו
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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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-re-du e-LAV
- clause
va-yish-me-U e-KHAV ve-khol-BET a-VIV va-YE-re-du e-LAV SHAM-ma
- sentence
va-YE-lekh da-VID mi-SHAM va-yim-ma-LET el-me-A-rat a-dul-LAM va-yish-me-U e-KHAV ve-khol-BET a-VIV va-YE-re-du e-LAV SHAM-ma
In context — 1 Samuel 22:1
And David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam, and when his brothers and all the household of his father heard, they went down to him there
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 22:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֖יו (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.22.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.1.W12.S1) and character.