1 Samuel 16:19:71 Sam.16.19.W7TAB
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
shil-KHA e-LAI
- clause
va-yo-MER shil-KHA e-LAI et-da-VID bin-KHA a-SHER ba-TSON
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM el-yi-SHAI va-yo-MER shil-KHA e-LAI et-da-VID bin-KHA a-SHER ba-TSON
Exegesis
Within that speech, the imperative šilḥāh {שִׁלְחָה | šilḥāh} ‘send’ appears with the beneficiary phrase ʾēlāy {אֵלַי | ʾēlāy} ‘to me’.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:19
Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send to me David your son, who is among the sheep .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 16:19, 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 Sam.16.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.19.W7.S1) and character.