Genesis 46:2:5Gen.46.2.W5TAB
הַלַּ֔יְלָה
halaila
“night”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /hal.ˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM le-yis-ra-EL be-mar-OT ha-LAI-la va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV ya-a-KOV va-YO-mer hin-NE-ni
Exegesis
In the first clause, ʾĕ-lō-hîm {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm} is the subject, followed by the compound prepositional phrase lə-yis-rā-ʾēl {לְיִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-yis-rā-ʾēl} “to Israel” and bə-mar-ʾōt hal-lay-lāh {בְּמַרְאֹת הַלַּיְלָה | bə-mar-ʾōt hal-lay-lāh} “in visions of the night,” which together specify the recipient, medium, and timing of the revelation.
In context — Genesis 46:2
God communicated to Israel in visions at night, declaring, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he responded, “Here I am.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 46:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 46:2, so the Hebrew word הַלַּ֔יְלָה (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.46.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.46.2.W5.S1) and character.