1 Kings 13:18:81 Kgs.13.18.W8TAB
אֵלַי֩
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
di-BER e-LAI bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LO gam-a-NI na-VI ka-MO-kha u-mal-AKH di-BER e-LAI bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-shi-VE-hu it-TE-kha el-BE-te-kha ve-yo-KHAL LE-khem ve-YESH-te MA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO gam-a-NI na-VI ka-MO-kha u-mal-AKH di-BER e-LAI bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-shi-VE-hu it-TE-kha el-BE-te-kha ve-yo-KHAL LE-khem ve-YESH-te MA-yim ki-KHESH LO
Exegesis
The phrase ūmalʾāḵ dibber ʾēlāy bidbār Yəhōwāh {וּמַלְאָ֡ךְ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַי֩ בִּדְבַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה | ūmalʾāḵ dibber ʾēlāy bidbār Yəhōwāh} links the speaker’s instruction to divine commission.
In context — 1 Kings 13:18
And he said to him, “I also am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD , saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 13:18, so the Hebrew word אֵלַי֩ (elai) 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 1 Kgs.13.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.18.W8.S1) and character.