Genesis 39:21:5Gen.39.21.W5TAB
אֵלָ֖יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
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-YET e-LAV
- clause
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed va-yi-TEN khin-NO be-ei-NEI SAR beit-ha-so-HAR
Exegesis
The next wayyiqtol vayet {וַיֵּט | way-yēṭ} ‘He inclined’ takes the prepositional phrase elav {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāyw} ‘toward him’ plus the object chesed {חָסֶד | ḥā-seḏ} ‘kindness’, depicting an intentional act of covenantal mercy.
In context — Genesis 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph, and He extended kindness toward him and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 39:21, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֖יו (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.39.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.21.W5.S1) and character.