2 Samuel 23:24:42 Sam.23.24.W4TAB
אֶלְחָנָ֥ן
elkhanan
“Elhanan”
- Transliteration
- el-kha-NAN
- Extended
- ehl-khah-NAAN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħaˈnaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elhanan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
el-kha-NAN
- phraseyour reading level
el-kha-NAN ben-do-DO
- clause
el-kha-NAN ben-do-DO BET LA-khem
- sentence
a-sa-EL a-KHI-yo-AV ba-she-lo-SHIM el-kha-NAN ben-do-DO BET LA-khem
Exegesis
Elhanan {אֶלְחָנָ֥ן | ʾel-ḥānān} ‘Elhanan’ is connected to Dodo by ben-dodo {בֶּן־דֹּד֖וֹ | bən dō-dō} ‘son of Dodo’.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:24
Asahel the brother of Joab was among the Thirty, and Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 23:24, so the Hebrew word אֶלְחָנָ֥ן (elkhanan) 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.23.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.24.W4.S1) and character.