Genesis 19:21:2Gen.19.21.W2TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlaːw/
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
va-YO-mer e-LAV
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV hi-NEH na-SA-ti fa-NE-kha GAM la-da-VAR ha-ZEH le-vil-TI hof-KI et-ha-IR a-SHER di-BAR-ta
Exegesis
The phrase elav {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāw} ‘to him’ marks the addressee.
In context — Genesis 19:21
And He said to him, “Behold, I have shown favor to you also concerning this matter , so that I will not overthrow the city which you have spoken of.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:21, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.19.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.21.W2.S1) and character.