Numbers 22:32:2Num.22.32.W2TAB
אֵלָיו֙
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAHYV
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlajv/
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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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH al-MAH hi-KI-ta et-a-to-NKHA ze sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH al-MAH hi-KI-ta et-a-to-NKHA ze sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM hi-NEH a-no-KHI ya-TSA-ti le-sa-TAN ki-ya-RAT ha-DE-rekh le-neg-DI
Exegesis
The indirect object marker elav {אֵלָיו֙ | ʾēlāw} ‘to him’ identifies Balaam as the addressee.
In context — Numbers 22:32
The angel of the LORD said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary because the way has become perverse before me.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:32, so the Hebrew word אֵלָיו֙ (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.22.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.32.W2.S1) and character.