Ezekiel 21:1:3Ezek.21.1.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:6
אֵלַ֥י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- E-lai
- Extended
- EE-lah-y
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.laj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
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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
E-lai le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH E-lai le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elay {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay} ‘to me’ identifies the prophet as the direct recipient, highlighting the directional movement of divine communication toward Ezekiel.
In context — Ezekiel 21:1
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:1, 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.1.W3.S1) and character.