Jonah 2:4:9Jonah.2.4.W9TABWLC Jonah 2:5
אֶל־הֵיכַ֖ל
elhekhal
“to the temple of”
- Transliteration
- el-he-KHAL
- Extended
- ehl-hee-KHAHL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.heːˈχaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the temple of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
el-he-KHAL
- sentence
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti nig-RASH-ti mi-NE-ged E-ne-KHA AKH o-SIF le-ha-BIT el-he-KHAL KAD-she-KHA
Exegesis
heikhal kadshekha {אֶל־ הֵיכַל קָדְשֶׁךָ | ʾel … hēykal qāḏšêḵā} ‘toward Your holy temple’ locates hope in the sacred center. This structure moves chiastically from exile back to aspiration, emphasizing return to divine presence.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Lamed–Heh
“God, mighty”
In context — Jonah 2:4
And I said, “I am cast out from before Your eyes; yet I will again look toward Your holy temple .”
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jonah 2:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הֵיכַ֖ל (elhekhal) 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 Jonah.2.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.4.W9.S1) and character.