Ruth 1:3:2Ruth.1.3.W2PAT
אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ
elimelekh
“Elimelech”
- Transliteration
- e-li-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eh-lih-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.liˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elimelech
- French
- Élimélek
- Spanish
- Elimélec
- Portuguese
- Elimeleque
- German
- Elimelech
- Russian
- Элимелех
- Arabic-Simplified
- إليمالك
- 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
- Elimeleke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
אֱ + לִי + מֶ֖ + לֶךְ
↓
e + li + me + lekh
↓
elimelekh
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-li-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MAT e-li-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-MAT e-li-ME-lekh ISH na-oh-MI
- sentence
va-ya-MAT e-li-ME-lekh ISH na-oh-MI va-tish-sha-ER HI oo-she-NE va-NE-ha
In context — Ruth 1:3
Elimelech husband of Naomi died she remained and two of her sons
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ruth 1:3, so the Hebrew word אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ (elimelekh) 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.1.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.3.W2.S1) and character.