Genesis 18:21:5Gen.18.21.W5TAB
אֵלַ֖י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlaj/
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
ha-BA-a e-LAI
- clause
e-ra-da-NA ve-er-EH hak-tsa-a-ka-TAH ha-BA-a e-LAI a-SU ka-LA
- sentence
e-ra-da-NA ve-er-EH hak-tsa-a-ka-TAH ha-BA-a e-LAI a-SU ka-LA ve-im-LO e-da-A
Exegesis
The participle habaah {הַבָּאָה | hab-bā-ʾāh} ‘that has come’ modifies this outcry, and elai {אֵלַי | ʾē-lay} ‘to me’ stresses that the cry has reached God directly.
In context — Genesis 18:21
I will go down now and see whether they have acted completely according to the outcry that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:21, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֖י (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 Gen.18.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.21.W5.S1) and character.