Leviticus 21:3:4Lev.21.3.W4TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ke-ro-VAH e-LAV
- clause
veh-lah-ah-KHOH-toh ha-be-tu-LAH ha-ke-ro-VAH e-LAV a-SHER lo-ha-ye-TAH le-ISH
- sentence
veh-lah-ah-KHOH-toh ha-be-tu-LAH ha-ke-ro-VAH e-LAV a-SHER lo-ha-ye-TAH le-ISH LAH yi-ta-MAA
In context — Leviticus 21:3
And for his sister, the virgin who has not been to a man and is closely related to him, he shall make himself unclean for her.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:3, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.21.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.3.W4.S1) and character.