Genesis 38:21:5Gen.38.21.W5TAB
אַיֵּ֧ה
aiyeh
“where”
- Transliteration
- ai-YEH
- Extended
- ahy-YEH
- IPA
- /ʔaj.ˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ai-YEH
- phraseyour reading level
ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA
- clause
va-yish-AL et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH le-MOR ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA HI va-ei-NA-yim al-had-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-yish-AL et-an-SHEI me-ko-MAH le-MOR ai-YEH hak-ke-de-SHA HI va-ei-NA-yim al-had-DA-rekh va-yom-RU lo-ha-ye-TA va-ZEH ke-de-SHA
Exegesis
The interrogative ayyeh {אַיֵּ֧ה | ʾayyêh} opens the question and focuses on location.
In context — Genesis 38:21
And he asked the men of her place , “Where is the sacred prostitute who was at Enaim on the road?” And they said, “There has not been any sacred prostitute here.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 38:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 38:21, so the Hebrew word אַיֵּ֧ה (aiyeh) 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.38.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.21.W5.S1) and character.