Genesis 18:29:4Gen.18.29.W4TAB
אֵלָיו֙
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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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 | |
| 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
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
le-dab-BER e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-SEF OD le-dab-BER e-LAV va-yo-MAR u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM ar-ba-IM
- sentence
va-yo-SEF OD le-dab-BER e-LAV va-yo-MAR u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM ar-ba-IM va-yo-MER LO e-e-SE ba-a-VUR ha-ar-ba-IM
In context — Genesis 18:29
And he continued speaking to Him , and said, “Perhaps forty might be found there.” And He said, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 18:29, so the Hebrew word אֵלָיו֙ (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.18.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.29.W4.S1) and character.