Ruth 2:1:8Ruth.2.1.W8PAT
אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ
ehleemehlekh
“Elimelech”
- Transliteration
- eh-lee-MEH-lekh
- Extended
- eh-LEE-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ʔɛ.liː.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elimelech
- French
- Élimélec
- Spanish
- Elimélec
- Portuguese
- Elimeleque
- German
- Elimelech
- Russian
- Элимелеха
- Arabic-Simplified
- أليمالك
- Hindi
- एलीमेलेक के
- Chinese-Simplified
- 以利米勒的
- Korean
- 엘리멜렉의
- Indonesian
- Elimelekh
- Bengali
- এলিমেলেকের
- Tagalog
- Elimelec
- Swahili
- Elimeleki
- Amharic
- ኤሊሜሌክ
- Yoruba
- Elimeleki
- Igbo
- Elimelek
- 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
- clause
oo-leh-nah-oh-MEE mo-DA leh-ee-SHAH EESH gih-BOR KHA-YIL mim-mish-PA-khat eh-lee-MEH-lekh
- sentence
oo-leh-nah-oh-MEE mo-DA leh-ee-SHAH EESH gih-BOR KHA-YIL mim-mish-PA-khat eh-lee-MEH-lekh oo-she-MO BO-az
In context — Ruth 2:1
and to Naomi a kinsman of her husband a man mighty of valor from the clan of Elimelech and his name Boaz
About this coordinate
Ruth 2:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ruth 2:1, so the Hebrew word אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ (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.2.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.2.1.W8.S1) and character.