Daniel 9:21:14Dan.9.21.W14TAB
אֵלַ֔י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- ee-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
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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
no-GE-a e-LAI
- clause
ve-ha-ISH gav-ri-EL a-SHER ra-I-ti ve-kha-ZON ba-te-khi-LA mu-AF bi-AF no-GE-a e-LAI ke-ET min-KHAT-A-rev
- sentence
ve-OD a-NI me-da-BER ba-te-fi-LA ve-ha-ISH gav-ri-EL a-SHER ra-I-ti ve-kha-ZON ba-te-khi-LA mu-AF bi-AF no-GE-a e-LAI ke-ET min-KHAT-A-rev
Exegesis
The Hophal participle muaf bi-aaf {מֻעָ֣ף בִּיעָ֔ף | mū-ʿāf bi-ʿāf} idiomatically ‘caused to fly with swiftness’ describes his approach, while the Qal participle nogea elay {נֹגֵ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י | nō-gē-ʿa ʾê-lay} ‘touching me’ depicts continuous contact.
In context — Daniel 9:21
And while I was still speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel , whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening offering .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Daniel 9:21, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֔י (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.9.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.21.W14.S1) and character.