Genesis 48:4:2Gen.48.4.W2TAB
אֵלַ֗י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER e-LAI
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAI hi-ne-NI maf-re-KHA ve-hir-bi-TI-kha u-ne-ta-TI-kha lik-HAL a-MIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAI hi-ne-NI maf-re-KHA ve-hir-bi-TI-kha u-ne-ta-TI-kha lik-HAL a-MIM ve-na-ta-TI et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT le-zar-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha a-khu-ZAT o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} introducing reported speech, with ʾēlay {אֵלַי | ʾēlay} marking Jacob as the recipient of the promise.
In context — Genesis 48:4
And He said to me, “Behold, I will make you fruitful and will multiply you, and I will make you into an assembly of peoples. And I will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 48:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 48:4, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֗י (elai) 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.48.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.48.4.W2.S1) and character.