Judges 16:1:8Judg.16.1.W8TAB
אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
eleha
“to her”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ha
- Extended
- eh-LEH-hah
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛ.jaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to her
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LE-ha
- clause
va-yar-E-SHAM i-SHA zo-NA va-ya-VO e-LE-ha
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH shim-SHON a-za-TA va-yar-E-SHAM i-SHA zo-NA va-ya-VO e-LE-ha
Exegesis
The final eleha {אֵלֶיהָ | ʾēlēhā} merges preposition and pronominal suffix to indicate approach.
In context — Judges 16:1
And Samson went to Gaza . He saw there a prostitute and went in to her.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 16:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ (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 Judg.16.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.1.W8.S1) and character.