Numbers 23:6:2Num.23.6.W2TAB
אֵלָ֔יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAHV
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlav/
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-ya-SHAV e-LAV
- clause
va-ya-SHAV e-LAV ve-hi-NEH nit-TSA V al-o-LA-to
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV e-LAV ve-hi-NEH nit-TSA V al-o-LA-to HU ve-khol-sa-REI mo-AV
Exegesis
The verse employs the vav-consecutive in va-yaššāḇ {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyaššāḇ} ‘and he returned’ to advance the narrative, followed by the directional preposition ʾēlāyw {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw} ‘to him.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-haleph-lamed-het
“mighty one, God”
In context — Numbers 23:6
And he returned to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, he and all the officials of Moab.
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 23:6, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֔יו (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.23.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.6.W2.S1) and character.