2 Samuel 23:21:112 Sam.23.21.W11TAB
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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e-LAV
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va-YE-red e-LAV
- clause
ve-HU-hi-KA et-ISH mits-RI a-SHER ISH mar-E u-ve-YAD ha-mits-RI kha-NIT va-YE-red e-LAV ba-sha-VET
- sentence
ve-HU-hi-KA et-ISH mits-RI a-SHER ISH mar-E u-ve-YAD ha-mits-RI kha-NIT va-YE-red e-LAV ba-sha-VET va-yig-ZOL et-ha-kha-NIT mi-YAD ha-mits-RI va-ya-har-GE-hu ba-kha-ni-TO
In context — 2 Samuel 23:21
And he struck down an Egyptian man of impressive appearance . Although the Egyptian held a spear in his hand, he went down to him with a staff, took the spear from his hand, and killed him with it.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 23:21, 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 Sam.23.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.21.W11.S1) and character.