Ruth 1:2:3Ruth.1.2.W3PAT
אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ
ehleemehlekh
“Elimelech”
- Transliteration
- eh-lee-MEH-lekh
- Extended
- eh-lee-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.liːˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elimelech
- French
- Élimélec
- Spanish
- Elimélec
- Portuguese
- Elimeleque
- German
- Elimelech
- Russian
- Елимелех
- Arabic-Simplified
- أليمالك
- Hindi
- एलीमेलेक
- Chinese-Simplified
- 以利米勒
- Korean
- 엘리멜렉
- Indonesian
- Elimelekh
- Bengali
- এলীমেলেখ
- Tagalog
- Elimelec
- Swahili
- Elimeleki
- Amharic
- ኤሊሜሌክ
- Yoruba
- Elimeleki
- Igbo
- Elimelẹk
- Twi
- Elimelek
- Ewe
- Elimelek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
eh-lee-MEH-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh
- clause
ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV va-yih-yu-SHAM
In context — Ruth 1:2
and the name of the man Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah came fields of Moab and remained there
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ruth 1:2, so the Hebrew word אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ (ehleemehlekh) 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 Ruth.1.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.2.W3.S1) and character.