Numbers 16:5:15Num.16.5.W15TAB
אֵלָיו׃
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAHV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlav/
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
- sentence
BO-ker ve-yo-DA Ye-ho-VAH ET-a-SHER-lo ve-ET-ha-ka-DOSH ve-hik-RIV e-LAV ve-ET a-SHER yiv-KHAR-BO yak-RIV-e-LAV e-LAV
Root and etymology
ʾ-laleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — Numbers 16:5
And he spoke to Korah and to all his congregation, saying, “In the morning the LORD will make known who belongs to Him and who is the holy one , and He will bring that person near to Himself; and whomever He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 16:5, so the Hebrew word אֵלָיו׃ (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 Num.16.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.5.W15.S1) and character.