1 Samuel 13:9:41 Sam.13.9.W4TAB

אֵלַ֔י

elai

to me

Transliteration
e-LAI
Extended
ee-LAI
IPA
/ʔeːˈlaj/

Meaning by language

English
to me

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֵ + לַ֔י
e + lai
elai

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LAI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-gi-SHU e-LAI

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER sha-UL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER sha-UL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM va-ya-AL ha-o-LA

Exegesis

The Hiphil imperative hagishu {הַגִּ֣שׁוּ | haggîšû} ‘bring’ issues a command, and the prepositional phrase elay {אֵלַי | ʼēlāy} ‘to me’ marks Saul as recipient.

In context1 Samuel 13:9

Then Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings ,” and he offered up the burnt offering.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 13:9, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֔י (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 Sam.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.9.W4.S1) and character.