Joshua 21:1:5Josh.21.1.W5TAB
אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר֙
elelazar
“to Eleazar”
- Transliteration
- el-el-a-ZAR
- Extended
- el-el-aa-ZAAR
- IPA
- /ʔel.ʔel.ʕaˈzaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Eleazar
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-el-a-ZAR
- clause
va-yig-SHU ra-SHEI a-VOT hal-vi-YIM el-el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-el-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN
- sentence
va-yig-SHU ra-SHEI a-VOT hal-vi-YIM el-el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ve-el-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN ve-el-ra-SHEI a-VOT ham-ma-TOT liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Each prepositional phrase el ’ĕləʿāzār {אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר֙ | ʾel ’ĕləʿāzār} ‘to Eleazar,’ wəʾel Yəhōšūaʿ {וְאֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | wəʾel Yəhōšūaʿ} ‘and to Joshua,’ and wəʾel rōšê ăvôt hammattôṯ livnē Yiśrāʾēl {וְאֶל־רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | wəʾel rōšê ăvôt hammattôṯ livnē Yiśrāʾēl} ‘and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel’ sequences the addressees. The repetition of the preposition ʾel ‘to’ underscores the formal audience structure, reflecting Hebrew’s layered emphasis on collective leadership.
In context — Joshua 21:1
Then the heads of the ancestral households of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest , to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר֙ (elelazar) 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 Josh.21.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.1.W5.S1) and character.