2 Kings 13:16:102 Kgs.13.16.W10TAB
אֱלִישָׁ֛ע
elisha
“Elisha”
- Transliteration
- e-li-SHA
- Extended
- eh-lee-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛliːˈʃaʕ/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-li-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-sem e-li-SHA
- clause
va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
y-š-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“to save, rescue”
In context — 2 Kings 13:16
And he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow .” So he placed his hand, and Elisha set his hands upon the king’s hands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word אֱלִישָׁ֛ע (elisha) 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.13.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.16.W10.S1) and character.