Genesis 27:39:5Gen.27.39.W5TAB
אֵלָ֑יו
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-YA-an yits-KHAK a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV
- sentence
va-YA-an yits-KHAK a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV hin-NE mish-ma-NE ha-A-rets yih-YE mo-sha-VE-kha u-mit-TAL ha-sha-MA-yim me-AL
Exegesis
The indirect object elav {אֵלָ֑יו | ʾê-lāw} ‘to him’ identifies Esau as the addressee.
In context — Genesis 27:39
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, “Behold , away from the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling, and away from the dew of the heavens from above.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 27:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 27:39, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֑יו (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.27.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.27.39.W5.S1) and character.