Exodus 18:16:5Exod.18.16.W5TAB
אֵלַ֔י
ehlai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- eh-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈlaj/
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
eh-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
BA eh-LAI
- clause
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu
- sentence
ki-ye-HYEH lah-HEM da-VAR BA eh-LAI veh-shah-FAHT-TEE BEIN ISH oo-BEIN reh-E-hu veh-hoh-da-TEE et-khoo-KEI ha-e-lo-HIM veh-et-toh-ro-TAAV
Exegesis
The participle ba {בָּא | bāʾ} with elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay} depicts movement toward Moses.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Zayin–Resh
“to help, to support”
In context — Exodus 18:16
Whenever they have a matter come to them, it comes to me and I judge between a man and his fellow, and I make known the statutes of God and His laws .
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:16, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֔י (ehlai) 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.18.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.16.W5.S1) and character.