Isaiah 14:10:4Isa.14.10.W4TAB
אֵלֶ֑יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛj.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
- clause
ku-LAM ya-a-NU ve-yo-me-RU e-LE-kha
- sentence
ku-LAM ya-a-NU ve-yo-me-RU e-LE-kha gam-A-ta khu-LEI-ta kha-MO-nu e-LEI-nu nim-shal-TA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾêlêkā} indicates direct address.
In context — Isaiah 14:10
All of them will respond and say to you, “You also have been made feeble like us; you have become similar to us.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:10, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֑יךָ (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 Isa.14.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.10.W4.S1) and character.