Ruth 4:9:11Ruth.4.9.W11PAT

לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ

leelimelekh

to Elimelech

Transliteration
le-e-li-ME-lekh
Extended
leh-eh-lee-MEH-lehkh
IPA
/lɛ.ʔɛliˈmɛlɛx/

Meaning by language

English
to Elimelech
French
à Élimélek
Spanish
a Elimélec
Portuguese
a Elimeleque
German
zu Elimelech
Russian
Элимелеху
Arabic-Simplified
إلى أليمالك
Hindi
एलीमेलेक को
Chinese-Simplified
以利米勒
Korean
엘리멜렉에게
Indonesian
kepada Elimelekh
Bengali
এলিমেলেখের কাছে
Tagalog
kay Elimelec
Swahili
kwa Elimeleki
Amharic
ለኤሊሜሌክ
Yoruba
sí Elimeleki
Igbo
nye Elimelek
Twi
Elimelek
Ewe
na Elimelek

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֶֽ + אֱ + לִי + מֶ֔ + לֶךְ
le + e + li + me + lekh
leelimelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Segholreduced 'eh'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-e-li-ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-KHOL-a-SHER le-e-li-ME-lekh

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER BO-az laz-ze-ke-NIM ve-KHOL-ha-AM e-DIM a-TEM ha-YOM KI ka-NI-ti et-KHOL-a-SHER le-e-li-ME-lekh ve-ET kol-a-SHER le-khil-YON u-makh-LON

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER BO-az laz-ze-ke-NIM ve-KHOL-ha-AM e-DIM a-TEM ha-YOM KI ka-NI-ti et-KHOL-a-SHER le-e-li-ME-lekh ve-ET kol-a-SHER le-khil-YON u-makh-LON mi-YAD na-o-MI

In contextRuth 4:9

said Boaz to the elders and all the people witnesses you are today that I have bought all that to Elimelech and all that to Chilion and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi

About this coordinate

Ruth 4:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ruth 4:9, so the Hebrew word לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ (leelimelekh) 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.4.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.9.W11.S1) and character.