1 Samuel 21:14:111 Sam.21.14.W11TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:15
אֵלָֽי׃
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- clause
hi-NE tir-E-u ISH mish-ta-GE-a la-MA ta-vi-U o-TO e-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-KHISH el-a-va-DAI-v hi-NE tir-E-u ISH mish-ta-GE-a la-MA ta-vi-U o-TO e-LAI
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb madā·ûaʿ {מַדּוּעַ | mad-dû·aʿ} marks a question, linked to the Qal perfect hê-vîʾ-tē-hû {הֵבִאתֶהוּ | hê-vîʾ-tē-hû} ‘you have brought him’ and the goal phrase ʾê-lay {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay} ‘to me’. The shift from statement to question mirrors the Hebrew rhetorical turn and conveys Achish’s incredulity in the original syntax.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:14
And Achish said to his servants, “Behold , the man is insane ; why have you brought him to me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 21:14, so the Hebrew word אֵלָֽי׃ (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.21.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.14.W11.S1) and character.