Jonah 3:2:7Jonah.3.2.W7TAB
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙
eleha
“to it”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ha
- Extended
- ee-LEH-haa
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to it
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-ha
- phraseyour reading level
u-ik-RA e-LE-ha
- clause
u-ik-RA e-LE-ha et-ha-ke-ri-A a-SHER a-no-KHI do-VER e-LE-kha
- sentence
KUM LEKH el-ni-n-VE ha-IR ha-ge-do-LA u-ik-RA e-LE-ha et-ha-ke-ri-A a-SHER a-no-KHI do-VER e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The directional phrase el {אֶל־ | ʾel} + Ninveh {נִינְוֵה | nīnûweh} specifies the mission’s destination.
In context — Jonah 3:2
Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call to her the proclamation that I am speaking to you.
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jonah 3:2, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ (eleha) 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.3.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.2.W7.S1) and character.