2 Samuel 16:12:12 Sam.16.12.W1TAB
אוּלַ֛י
ulai
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- u-LAI
- Extended
- oo-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔuːˈlaj/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
u-LAI
- clause
u-LAI yir-EH ye-ho-VAH be-o-NI be-e-NI
- sentence
u-LAI yir-EH ye-ho-VAH be-o-NI be-e-NI ve-he-SHIV ye-ho-VAH LI to-VA TA-khat kil-la-TO ha-YOM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with ulai {אוּלַ֛י | ʾu-lay} ‘perhaps,’ a modal particle indicating uncertainty.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:12
Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and restore good to me instead of his curse today.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:12, so the Hebrew word אוּלַ֛י (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 Sam.16.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.12.W1.S1) and character.