Genesis 18:14:6Gen.18.14.W6TAB
אֵלֶ֛יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- eh-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHUV e-LE-kha
- clause
la-mo-ED a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA u-le-sa-RA VEN
- sentence
ha-yip-pa-LE me-ye-ho-VAH da-VAR la-mo-ED a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA u-le-sa-RA VEN
Exegesis
The following sequence begins with lamoed {לַמּוֹעֵד | lam-mô-ʿēḏ} ‘at the appointed time’, introducing a future temporal clause, followed by ashuv {אָשׁוּב | ʾā-šûḇ} ‘I will return’ and the indirect object eilekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾê-le-ḵā} ‘to you’.
In context — Genesis 18:14
Is anything too extraordinary for the LORD ? At the appointed time I will return to you, at the time of life, and Sarah will have a son.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:14, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֛יךָ (elekha) 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.18.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.14.W6.S1) and character.