Genesis 18:32:7Gen.18.32.W7TAB
אוּלַ֛י
ulai
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- u-LAI
- Extended
- oo-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔu.ˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
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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
- clause
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
Exegesis
Ulai {אוּלַי | ʾū-lay} “perhaps” introduces a clause of uncertain possibility, while yimmatsun {יִמָּצְאוּן | yim-māṣ-ʾûn} “they might be found” is a passive Niphal, underscoring that the righteous, if present, are to be discovered rather than supplied by Abraham.
In context — Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord . Let me speak only this once . Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:32:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word אוּלַ֛י (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.18.32.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W7.S1) and character.