2 Kings 13:15:32 Kgs.13.15.W3TAB

אֱלִישָׁ֔ע

ehleesha

Elisha

Transliteration
eh-lee-SHA
Extended
eh-LEE-SHAA
IPA
/ʔɛliːˈʃaːʕ/

Meaning by language

English
Elisha

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֱ + לִי + שָׁ֔ע
eh + lee + sha
ehleesha

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    eh-lee-SHA

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer LO eh-lee-SHA KAKH KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer LO eh-lee-SHA KAKH KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM va-yik-KAKH EH-lav KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM

Root and etymology

y-š-ʿyod–shin–ayin

to save, rescue

In context2 Kings 13:15

And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows ,” and he took a bow and arrows.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 13:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֱלִישָׁ֔ע (ehleesha) 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 Kgs.13.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.15.W3.S1) and character.