Genesis 20:3:5Gen.20.3.W5TAB
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
hallaila
“at night”
- Transliteration
- hal-LAI-la
- Extended
- hahl-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /hal.ˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at night
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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Word in context
- word
hal-LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
ba-kha-LOM hal-LAI-la
- clause
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-a-vi-ME-lekh ba-kha-LOM hal-LAI-la
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-a-vi-ME-lekh ba-kha-LOM hal-LAI-la va-yo-MER LO hi-ne-KHA MET al-ha-i-SHA a-sher-la-KAKH-ta ve-HI be-U-lat BA-al
Exegesis
Bachalom hallaylah {בַּחֲלוֹם הַלָּיְלָה | baḥălôm hallāylāh} ‘in a dream during the night’ sets the mode and time of revelation, following the pattern of nocturnal divine communication.
In context — Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a night dream and said, “Look, you are a dead man because of the woman you have taken, for she is married to a husband.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:3, so the Hebrew word הַלָּ֑יְלָה (hallaila) 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.20.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.3.W5.S1) and character.