1 Kings 17:18:81 Kgs.17.18.W8TAB
אֵלַ֛י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- ee-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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Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
ba-TA e-LAI
- clause
ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI
- sentence
va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | vat·tō·mer}, introducing direct speech to the prophet Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּהוּ | ʾĒ·lî·yyā·hû}.
In context — 1 Kings 17:18
And she said to Elijah, “What is there between me and you, man of God ? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and to put my son to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 17:18, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֛י (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.17.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.18.W8.S1) and character.