1 Samuel 23:3:41 Sam.23.3.W4TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
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
- clause
va-YO-meru an-SHE da-VID e-LAV hi-NE a-nakh-NU PO bi-ye-hu-DA ye-re-IM
- sentence
va-YO-meru an-SHE da-VID e-LAV hi-NE a-nakh-NU PO bi-ye-hu-DA ye-re-IM ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
In context — 1 Samuel 23:3
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more, then, if we advance to Keilah against the battle lines of the Philistines?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.23.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.3.W4.S1) and character.