Genesis 19:5:11Gen.19.5.W11TAB
אֵלֵ֔ינוּ
eleinu
“to us”
- Transliteration
- e-LEI-nu
- Extended
- eh-LEI-noo
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈlej.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to us
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-LEI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ho-tsi-EM e-LEI-nu
- clause
ho-tsi-EM e-LEI-nu ve-ne-de-AH o-TAM
- sentence
va-yik-re-U el-LOT va-yo-me-RU LO ai-YE ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-BA-u e-LEI-kha ha-LAI-la ho-tsi-EM e-LEI-nu ve-ne-de-AH o-TAM
In context — Genesis 19:5
They called to Lot and asked, “Where are the men who came to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 19:5, so the Hebrew word אֵלֵ֔ינוּ (eleinu) 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.19.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.5.W11.S1) and character.