Exodus 13:14:8Exod.13.14.W8TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
ehlav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- eh-LAV
- Extended
- eh-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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Word in context
- word
eh-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV
- clause
ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu ye-ho-VAH mim-mits-RA-yim mi-BEIT a-va-DIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-yish-al-KHA vin-KHA ma-KHAR leh-MOR mah-ZOT ve-a-mar-TA eh-LAV be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu ye-ho-VAH mim-mits-RA-yim mi-BEIT a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The response formula ve-amarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə-ʾā-mār-tā} ‘and you shall say’ plus elav {אֵלָ֔יו | ʾē-lāw} ‘to him’ frames the instruction.
In context — Exodus 13:14
And it shall be, when your son asks you tomorrow, saying “What is this?”, that you shall say to him, “With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of slaves.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 13:14, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (ehlav) 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 Exod.13.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.14.W8.S1) and character.