Genesis 21:12:11Gen.21.12.W11TAB
אֵלֶ֛יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- eh-LEH-khaa
- 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
KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha
- clause
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM al-ye-RA be-ei-NE-kha al-ha-NA-ar ve-al-a-ma-TE-kha KOL a-SHER to-MAR e-LE-kha sa-RA she-MA be-ko-LAH KI ve-yits-KHAK yik-ka-RE le-KHA ZA-ra
Exegesis
The relative clause kol asher tomar eleikha Sarah {כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה} places Sarah’s instructions at the center.
In context — Genesis 21:12
And God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your eyes concerning the boy or your slave woman. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, for in Isaac your offspring shall be called.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 21:12, 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.21.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.12.W11.S1) and character.