Genesis 39:17:6Gen.39.17.W6TAB
בָּֽא־אֵלַ֞י
baelai
“came to me”
- Transliteration
- ba-e-LAI
- Extended
- bah-eh-LAI
- IPA
- /baː.ʔeː.ˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- came to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ba-e-LAI
- clause
ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
- sentence
va-te-dab-BER e-LAV kad-de-va-RIM ha-EL-le le-MOR ba-e-LAI ha-E-ved ha-iv-RI a-sher-he-VE-ta la-NU le-TSA-khek BI
Exegesis
In the speech, ba-elai {בָּא־אֵלַי | bāʾ-ʾê-lay} ‘came to me’ is fronted for emphasis on the action.
In context — Genesis 39:17
And she spoke to him with these words , saying, “The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us came to me to mock me .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 39:17, so the Hebrew word בָּֽא־אֵלַ֞י (baelai) 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.39.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.17.W6.S1) and character.