Ezekiel 20:8:5Ezek.20.8.W5TAB
אֵלַ֔י
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
lish-MO-a E-LAI
- clause
va-ye-ma-ra-RU-VI ve-LO A-VU lish-MO-a E-LAI ISH et-shik-ku-TSEI e-ne-HEM LO hish-li-KHU ve-et-gil-lu-LEI mits-ra-YIM LO a-za-VU
- sentence
va-ye-ma-ra-RU-VI ve-LO A-VU lish-MO-a E-LAI ISH et-shik-ku-TSEI e-ne-HEM LO hish-li-KHU ve-et-gil-lu-LEI mits-ra-YIM LO a-za-VU va-o-MAR lish-POKH kha-ma-TI a-le-HEM le-khal-LOT A-PI ba-HEM be-TOKH E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The paired negative wə-lōʾ-ʾāḇû lišmōʿa ʾēlay {וְלֹא־אָבוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֵלַי | wə-lōʾ-ʾāḇû liš-mō-ʿa ʾê-lay} ‘and they were not willing to listen to me’ uses a Qal perfect integrated with an infinitive construct to express obstinate refusal.
In context — Ezekiel 20:8
But they rebelled against Me and were unwilling to listen to Me; they did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes , nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said that I would pour out My wrath upon them to bring My anger to completion in the midst of the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 20:8, 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 Ezek.20.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.8.W5.S1) and character.