Ezekiel 14:1:2Ezek.14.1.W2TAB
אֵלַי֙
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- ee-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
va-ya-VO e-LAI
- clause
va-ya-VO e-LAI a-na-SHIM mi-zik-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-LAI a-na-SHIM mi-zik-NE yis-ra-EL va-ye-she-VU le-fa-NAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive wayyiqtol verb vayavo {וַיָּב֤וֹא | way-yā-ḇōʾ} linking sequentially from the prior narrative, followed by the directional preposition elai {אֵלַי֙ | ʾê-lay} marking approach to the prophet.
In context — Ezekiel 14:1
Then men from the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 14:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלַי֙ (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 Ezek.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.1.W2.S1) and character.