Genesis 14:9:4Gen.14.9.W4TAB
עֵילָ֗ם
eilam
“Elam”
- Transliteration
- ei-LAM
- Extended
- ee-LAAM
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ei-LAM
- clause
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR
- sentence
ET ke-dar-la-O-mer ME-lekh ei-LAM ve-tid-AL ME-lekh go-YIM ve-am-ra-FEL ME-lekh shin-AR ve-ar-YOKH ME-lekh el-la-SAR ar-ba-A me-la-KHIM et-ha-kha-mi-SHA
Exegesis
Each ruler appears in an appositional pattern with personal name + melech {מֶלֶךְ | me-lekh} ‘king’ + territorial designation (for example, Kedorlaomer melech Elam {כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר מֶלֶךְ עֵילָם | kə-dor-la-ʿō-mer me-lekh ʿê-lām} ‘king of Elam’).
In context — Genesis 14:9
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of the nations , Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against the five.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 14:9, so the Hebrew word עֵילָ֗ם (eilam) 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.14.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.9.W4.S1) and character.