Genesis 19:35:3Gen.19.35.W3TAB
בַּלַּ֧יְלָה
ballaila
“in the night”
- Transliteration
- bal-LAI-la
- Extended
- bahl-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /bal.ˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bal-LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU
- clause
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin
- sentence
va-tash-KEI-na GAM bal-LAI-la ha-HU et-a-vee-HEN YA-yin va-ta-KAM ha-tse-ee-RA va-tish-KAV im-MO ve-lo-ya-DA be-shikh-VAH u-ve-ku-MAH
Exegesis
The temporal phrase balayla hahu {בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא | bal-lay-lāh ha-hûʾ} ‘that night’ situates the events in the same timeframe.
In context — Genesis 19:35
So they likewise gave their father wine to drink that night, and the younger got up and lay with him; yet he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:35, so the Hebrew word בַּלַּ֧יְלָה (ballaila) 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.19.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.35.W3.S1) and character.