Numbers 26:30:1Num.26.30.W1TAB
אֵ֥לֶּה
ele
“these”
- Transliteration
- E-le
- Extended
- EH-leh
- IPA
- /ˈʔe.lːɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- these
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-le
- phraseyour reading level
E-le be-NEI
- clause
E-le be-NEI gil-AD i-e-ZER
- sentence
E-le be-NEI gil-AD i-e-ZER mish-pa-KHAT ha-i-ez-RI le-KHE-lek mish-pa-KHAT ha-KHEL-ki
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֚לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} ‘these’, introducing a summary clause.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-lamed-heh
“these”
In context — Numbers 26:30
These were the sons of Gilead: Iezer , the clan of the Iezerite; Helek , the clan of the Helekite.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 26:30, so the Hebrew word אֵ֥לֶּה (ele) 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.26.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.30.W1.S1) and character.