Exodus 18:15:5Exod.18.15.W5TAB
אֵלַ֛י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlaj/
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
ki-ya-VO e-LAI
- clause
ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
In this subordinate clause the imperfect yavo {יָבֹ֥א | yā-ḇōʾ} ‘comes’ precedes the prepositional phrase elai {אֵלַ֛י | ʾē-lay} ‘to me’ and the subject haam {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām}, emphasizing approach toward Moses.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Zayin–Resh
“to help, to support”
In context — Exodus 18:15
And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:15, 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 Exod.18.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.15.W5.S1) and character.