Job 15:26:2Job.15.26.W2TAB
אֵלָ֣יו
elav
“against him or to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- against him or to him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- clause
ya-RUTS e-LAV be-tsav-VAR
- sentence
ya-RUTS e-LAV be-tsav-VAR ba-a-VI ga-BE ma-gin-NAV
Exegesis
The directional marker elav {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāw} ‘to him’ designates the target of the assault.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Job 15:26
He runs toward him with his neck , in the thickness of the bosses of his shields.
About this coordinate
Job 15:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 15:26, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֣יו (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 Job.15.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.26.W2.S1) and character.