Leviticus 21:2:4Lev.21.2.W4TAB
אֵלָ֑יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlav/
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
- clause
KI im-li-she-RO ha-ka-ROV e-LAV
- sentence
KI im-li-she-RO ha-ka-ROV e-LAV leh-im-MO oo-leh-ah-VIV veh-liv-NO oo-leh-bit-TO oo-leh-ah-KHIV
Exegesis
The pronominal adverb ʾēlāw {אֵלָיו | ʾê-lāw} ‘to him’ personalizes the relationship.
In context — Leviticus 21:2
But only for his close relative , who is the close one to him, to his mother, to his father, to his son, to his daughter, and to his brother.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:2, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֑יו (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 Lev.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.2.W4.S1) and character.