Genesis 2:4:1Gen.2.4.W1TAB
אֵ֣לֶּה
elleh
“These are”
- Transliteration
- EL-leh
- Extended
- EHL-leh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- These are
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EL-leh
- phraseyour reading level
EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim
- clause
EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ha-A-rets be-hib-ba-re-AM
- sentence
EL-leh to-le-DOT ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ha-A-rets be-hib-ba-re-AM be-YOM a-SOT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HIM E-rets ve-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative elleh {אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} followed by toledot {תוֹלְד֧וֹת | tôl-də-ḏôṯ}, a formula marking section headings in Genesis.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph–lamed–heh
“mighty one, God”
In context — Genesis 2:4
This is the record of the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created—when the LORD God made earth and heavens.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 2:4, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣לֶּה (elleh) 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.2.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.4.W1.S1) and character.