Numbers 20:18:2Num.20.18.W2TAB

אֵלָיו֙

elavu

to him

Transliteration
e-la-VU
Extended
eh-laa-VU
IPA
/ʔeːˈlav/

Meaning by language

English
to him

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Result
אֵ + לָ + יו֙
e + la + vu
elavu

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-la-VU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-MER e-la-VU

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER e-la-VU e-DOM LO ta-a-VOR BI

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER e-la-VU e-DOM LO ta-a-VOR BI pen-ba-KHE-rev e-TSE li-kra-TE-kha

Exegesis

The indirect object elav {אֵלָיו֙ | ʾê-lāv} ‘to him’ marks Israel’s envoys as recipients.

In contextNumbers 20:18

But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I go out to meet you with the sword .”

About this coordinate

Numbers 20:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:18, so the Hebrew word אֵלָיו֙ (elavu) 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.20.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.18.W2.S1) and character.