Genesis 36:21:4Gen.36.21.W4TAB
אֵ֣לֶּה
elleh
“these”
- Transliteration
- EL-leh
- Extended
- EHL-leh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
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 al-lu-FEI ha-kho-RI
- clause
EL-leh al-lu-FEI ha-kho-RI be-NEI se-IR be-E-rets e-DOM
- sentence
ve-di-SHON ve-E-tser ve-di-SHAN EL-leh al-lu-FEI ha-kho-RI be-NEI se-IR be-E-rets e-DOM
Exegesis
The demonstrative eleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾêl-leh} introduces a summarizing clause that identifies these men collectively.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-hAleph–Lamed–Heh
“these, those”
In context — Genesis 36:21
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan—these were the chiefs of the Horites , the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 36:21, 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.36.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.21.W4.S1) and character.