Genesis 8:9:16Gen.8.9.W16PAT
אֵלָ֖יו
elav
“to himself”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- eh-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to himself
- French
- vers lui
- Spanish
- hacia sí
- Portuguese
- para si
- German
- zu sich
- Russian
- к себе
- Arabic-Simplified
- إليه
- Hindi
- अपने पास
- Chinese-Simplified
- 到自己那里
- Korean
- 자기에게
- Indonesian
- kepada dirinya
- Bengali
- নিজের কাছে
- Tagalog
- sa kaniya
- Swahili
- kwake mwenyewe
- Amharic
- ወደ ራሱ
- Yoruba
- sọ́dọ̀ ara rẹ̀
- Igbo
- n'ebe onwe ya nọ
- Twi
- n'ankasa nkyɛn
- Ewe
- yi e ŋutɔ gbɔ
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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ya-DO va-yik-ka-KHE-ha va-ya-VE o-TAH e-LAV el-ha-te-VA
- sentence
ve-lo-ma-tse-A ha-yo-NA ma-NO-akh le-khaf-rag-LAH va-ta-SHAV e-LAV el-ha-te-VA ki-MA-yim al-pe-NEI khol-ha-A-rets va-yish-LAKH ya-DO va-yik-ka-KHE-ha va-ya-VE o-TAH e-LAV el-ha-te-VA
In context — Genesis 8:9
the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of her foot for waters upon the face of all the earth she returned to him to the ark he stretched out his hand he took her he brought her to himself into the ark
About this coordinate
Genesis 8:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 8:9, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֖יו (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 Gen.8.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.8.9.W16.S1) and character.