2 Kings 20:4:102 Kgs.20.4.W10TAB
אֵלָ֖יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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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
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA e-LAV
- clause
u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA e-LAV le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI ye-sha-YA-hu LO ya-TSA ha-IR kha-TSER ha-ti-kho-NA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA e-LAV le-MOR
Exegesis
The conjunction u-dvar-YHWH {וּדְבַר־יְהוָה | û·ḏᵉbār Yᵊhōwâ} ‘and the word of the LORD’ introduces the main clause, with haya {הָיָה | hâyâh} ‘came’ plus the dative elav {אֵלָ֖יו | ʾê·lāyw} ‘to him’ and the infinitive lemor {לֵאמֹֽר | lē·ʾāmôr} ‘to say’ marking reported speech. English fronting of the time clause mirrors the Hebrew emphasis on divine initiative interrupting Isaiah at the moment of departure.
In context — 2 Kings 20:4
Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court of the city, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 20:4, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֖יו (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 2 Kgs.20.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.4.W10.S1) and character.