Genesis 16:2:10Gen.16.2.W10TAB
אוּלַ֥י
ulai
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- u-LAI
- Extended
- oo-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔu.ˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
u-LAI ib-ba-NEH
- clause
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na
- sentence
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na va-yish-MA av-RAM le-KOL sa-RAI
Exegesis
The imperative bo-na el-shifchati {בֹּא־נָא אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִי | bō-nā ʾel-šip-ḥā-ṯî} directs Abram to Hagar, and ulai ibbaneh mimmenah {אוּלַי אִבָּנֶה מִמֵּנָּה | ʾû-lay ʾib-bā-neh mim-mē-nāh} expresses uncertain hope of establishment through her.
In context — Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, “See, the LORD has kept me from bearing children. Go in to my maidservant; perhaps I will be built up through her.” Abram listened to Sarai’s voice.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 16:2, so the Hebrew word אוּלַ֥י (ulai) 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 Gen.16.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.2.W10.S1) and character.