2 Chronicles 21:12:42 Chr.21.12.W4TAB
מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ
meeliyahu
“from Elijah”
- Transliteration
- me-e-li-YA-hu
- Extended
- mee-eh-lee-YAH-hoo
- IPA
- /meː.ʔeː.liːˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Elijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
me-e-li-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- clause
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAV mik-TAV me-e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI le-MOR KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE da-VID a-VI-kha TA-khat a-SHER LO-ha-LAKH-ta be-dar-KHE ye-ho-sha-FAT a-VI-kha u-ve-dar-KHE a-SA ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The source phrase me-elyahu hanavi {מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא | meʾēlîyyāhû hannāḇîʾ} identifies the prophet, while the infinitival marker le'emor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lêʾmôr} introduces direct speech.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:12
A letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD , the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa king of Judah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 21:12, so the Hebrew word מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ (meeliyahu) 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 2 Chr.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.12.W4.S1) and character.