Genesis 14:19:5Gen.14.19.W5TAB
לְאֵ֣ל
leel
“by God”
- Transliteration
- le-EL
- Extended
- leh-EHL
- IPA
- /lə.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- by God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-EL
- phraseyour reading level
le-EL el-YON
- clause
ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- sentence
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu va-yo-MAR ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The beneficiary is Avram {אַבְרָם | ʾaḇ-rām} and the divine agent is marked by the prepositional phrase le'El Elyon {לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן | lə-ʾēl ʿel-yōn} ‘by God Most High’, where Elyon serves as a divine title modifying El.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l
“god, mighty one”
In context — Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said, “May Abram be blessed by God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 14:19, so the Hebrew word לְאֵ֣ל (leel) 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 Gen.14.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.19.W5.S1) and character.