Daniel 8:1:13Dan.8.1.W13TAB
אֵלַ֖י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-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
han-ni-reh-AA e-LAI
- clause
kha-ZON ni-reh-AA e-LAI a-NI da-ni-YEL a-kha-RE han-ni-reh-AA e-LAI bat-te-khi-LA
- sentence
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-mal-KHOOT be-le-shats-TSAR ha-ME-lekh kha-ZON ni-reh-AA e-LAI a-NI da-ni-YEL a-kha-RE han-ni-reh-AA e-LAI bat-te-khi-LA
Exegesis
The indirect object elay {אֵלַי֙ | ʾē-lay}, the emphatic ani {אֲנִ֣י | ʾă-nî}, and the proper name Daniyyel {דָנִיֵּ֔אל | Dā-niyy-ēl} foreground the recipient.
In context — Daniel 8:1
In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, I, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me at the beginning .
About this coordinate
Daniel 8:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Daniel 8:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֖י (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 Dan.8.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.8.1.W13.S1) and character.