Genesis 19:5:9Gen.19.5.W9TAB
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
halaila
“tonight”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /hal.ˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- tonight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-LAI-la
- clause
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
- 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
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eilekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾēleykā} and temporal hallaylah {הַלָּיְלָה | hallāylāh} stress Lot’s hospitality obligations at night.
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 19:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 19:5, so the Hebrew word הַלָּ֑יְלָה (halaila) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.5.W9.S1) and character.