Nehemiah 13:4:3Neh.13.4.W3TAB
אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙
elyashiv
“Eliashib”
- Transliteration
- el-ya-SHIV
- Extended
- ehl-yah-SHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jaːˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Eliashib
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ya-SHIV
- clause
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
Exegesis
The nominal clause eliyashib ha-kohen {אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ʾel-yā-šîḇ hak-kō-hên} functions as subject, identifying Eliashib as the priest.
In context — Nehemiah 13:4
And before this, Eliashib the priest was appointed over the chamber of the house of our God , and he was allied to Tobiah.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Nehemiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ (elyashiv) 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 Neh.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.4.W3.S1) and character.