2 Kings 19:4:12 Kgs.19.4.W1TAB
אוּלַ֡י
ulai
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- u-LAI
- Extended
- oo-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔuˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-LAI
- clause
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-na-SA-ta te-fi-LA be-AD hash-she-e-RIT han-nim-tsa-A
Exegesis
The verse begins with ulai {אוּלַי | ʾû-lay} ‘perhaps’, introducing hopeful uncertainty.
In context — 2 Kings 19:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the chief cupbearer whom the king of Assyria, his lord, has sent to reproach the living God, and He will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard. So you will lift up a prayer for the remnant that is found.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:4, so the Hebrew word אוּלַ֡י (ulai) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.4.W1.S1) and character.