Genesis 19:3:4Gen.19.3.W4TAB
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-ya-SU-ru e-LAV
- clause
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD va-ya-SU-ru e-LAV va-ya-VO-u el-bei-TO
- sentence
va-yif-tsar-BAM me-OD va-ya-SU-ru e-LAV va-ya-VO-u el-bei-TO va-ya-AS la-HEM mish-TE u-ma-TSOT a-FA va-yo-khe-LU
Exegesis
Compliance is shown by vayāsurū {וַיָּסֻרוּ | wayyāsurû} “and they turned aside” and vayyāḇōʾū {וַיָּבֹאוּ | wayyāḇōʾû} “and they came,” with directions given by ʾēlāw {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāw} “to him” and ʾel bētô {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ʾel bētô} “to his house.”
In context — Genesis 19:3
But he urged them strongly, and they turned aside to him and came into his house. He made a feast for them, baked unleavened bread , and they ate.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:3, 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.19.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.3.W4.S1) and character.