Isaiah 49:21:5Isa.49.21.W5TAB
אֶת־אֵ֔לֶּה
etele
“{direct object} these”
- Transliteration
- et-E-le
- Extended
- eht-EE-leh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʔeːl.lɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} these
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-E-le
- clause
ve-a-MART bil-va-VEKH MI ya-LAD-li et-E-le va-a-NI she-KHU-la ve-gal-mu-DA
- sentence
ve-a-MART bil-va-VEKH MI ya-LAD-li et-E-le va-a-NI she-KHU-la ve-gal-mu-DA go-LA ve-su-RA ve-E-le MI gi-DEL HEN a-NI nish-ar-TI le-vad-DI E-le E-fo HEM
Exegesis
elleh {מִי … אֵלֶּה | mî … ʾêl-leh} frames astonished questions about unexpected children.
In context — Isaiah 49:21
And you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me, since I have been bereaved and barren , exiled and removed? And these—who has raised them? Behold, I was left alone; these—where were they?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 49:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֵ֔לֶּה (etele) 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.49.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.21.W5.S1) and character.