Jonah 2:7:9Jonah.2.7.W9TABWLC Jonah 2:8
אֶל־הֵיכַ֖ל
elhekhal
“to the temple of”
- Transliteration
- el-he-KHAL
- Extended
- ehl-heh-KHAAL
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-he-KHAL
- clause
va-ta-VO e-LE-kha te-fi-la-TI el-he-KHAL KAD-she-kha
- sentence
be-hit-a-TEF a-LAI naf-SHI et-ye-ho-VAH za-KHAR-ti va-ta-VO e-LE-kha te-fi-la-TI el-he-KHAL KAD-she-kha
Exegesis
The series of prepositional phrases eleikha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾē-ley-kā} and el heikhal {אֶל־הֵיכַל | ʾel-hêy-kal} mark the prayer’s movement “to You, to Your temple.”
Root and etymology
h-k-lheh–kaph–lamed
“temple; palace”
In context — Jonah 2:7
When my soul was growing faint within me, I remembered the LORD , and my prayer came to You, to Your holy temple .
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jonah 2:7, 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.2.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.7.W9.S1) and character.