Genesis 21:29:8Gen.21.29.W8TAB
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
haelleh
“these”
- Transliteration
- ha-EL-leh
- Extended
- hah-EHL-leh
- IPA
- /haː.ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-EL-leh
- clause
MA HE-na SHE-va ke-va-SOT ha-EL-leh a-SHER hi-TSAV-ta le-vad-da-NAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh el-av-ra-HAM MA HE-na SHE-va ke-va-SOT ha-EL-leh a-SHER hi-TSAV-ta le-vad-da-NAH
Exegesis
The noun phrase sheva kevashot {שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת | še-vaʿ kə-ḇā-śōt} ‘seven ewe lambs’ is immediately specified by the demonstrative ha-eleh {הָאֵלֶּה | hā-ʾēl-leh} ‘these,’ creating emphasis on the objects.
In context — Genesis 21:29
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the significance of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 21:29, so the Hebrew word הָאֵ֔לֶּה (haelleh) 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.21.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.29.W8.S1) and character.