2 Kings 23:1:42 Kgs.23.1.W4TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-as-FU e-LAV
- clause
va-ya-as-FU e-LAV kal-zik-NE ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh va-ya-as-FU e-LAV kal-zik-NE ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive verb vayasfu {וַיַּאַסְפ֣וּ | va-yaʾ-ás-pu} ‘and they gathered’ shifts focus to the elders, while the suffix elav {אֵלָ֔יו | ʾê-lā-v} ‘to him’ indicates direction.
In context — 2 Kings 23:1
The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 23:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.23.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.1.W4.S1) and character.