Genesis 15:9:2Gen.15.9.W2TAB
אֵלָ֗יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlaːw/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-LAV
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV ke-KHA LI eg-LA me-shu-LE-shet ve-EZ me-shu-LE-shet ve-A-yil me-shu-LASH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV ke-KHA LI eg-LA me-shu-LE-shet ve-EZ me-shu-LE-shet ve-A-yil me-shu-LASH ve-TOR ve-go-ZAL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elav {אֵלָיו | ʾē-lāyw} “to him” marks Abram as the recipient.
In context — Genesis 15:9
And He said to him, “Take for Me a heifer three years old, and a female goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 15:9, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֗יו (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 Gen.15.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.9.W2.S1) and character.