Judges 18:25:2Judg.18.25.W2TAB
אֵלָיו֙
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV be-NEI-DAN al-ta-shMA kol-KHA im-MA-nu
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV be-NEI-DAN al-ta-shMA kol-KHA im-MA-nu pen-yif-ge-U va-KHEM a-na-SHIM ma-REI NE-fesh ve-a-saf-TA naf-she-KHA ve-NE-fesh BEI-te-KHA
Exegesis
The prepositional object elav{אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw̱} ‘to him’ indicates the addressee.
In context — Judges 18:25
The sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or embittered souls may rush upon you, and you will lose your life and the life of your household.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:25, so the Hebrew word אֵלָיו֙ (elav) 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.18.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.25.W2.S1) and character.