2 Kings 19:20:122 Kgs.19.20.W12TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
Exegesis
The double occurrence of el {אֵלַ֛י | ʾē-lai and אֶל־ | ʾel} distinguishes the direction “to me” from the object “concerning Sennacherib.”
In context — 2 Kings 19:20
And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent word to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel : I have heard the prayer you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 19:20, 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 2 Kgs.19.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.20.W12.S1) and character.