Ezekiel 15:1:3Ezek.15.1.W3TAB

אֵלַ֥י

elai

to me

Transliteration
e-LAI
Extended
eh-LAI
IPA
/ʔeːˈlaj/

Meaning by language

English
to me

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Result
אֵ + לַ֥י
e + lai
elai

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LAI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-LAI le-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAI le-MOR

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase elay {אֵלַי | ʾê·lai} ‘to me’ marks Ezekiel as recipient.

In contextEzekiel 15:1

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying ,

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 15:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 15:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֥י (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.15.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.1.W3.S1) and character.