Numbers 20:19:2Num.20.19.W2TAB
אֵלָ֥יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM
- sentence
va-yom-RU e-LAV be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL bam-si-LA na-a-LE ve-IM-MEI-me-KHA nish-TEH a-NI u-mik-NAI ve-na-ta-TI mikh-RAM RAK EIN-DA-var be-rag-LAI e-ev-RAH
In context — Numbers 20:19
And the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if we and our livestock drink your water , we will pay its price. Only, there is no other matter—let us pass through on foot.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:19, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֥יו (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.20.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.19.W2.S1) and character.