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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eh-lee-SHA
- clause
va-YO-mer LO eh-lee-SHA KAKH KE-shet veh-khi-TSIM
- 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 context — 2 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.