Isaiah 18:4:5Isa.18.4.W5TAB
אֵלַ֔י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- ee-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaj/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI e-sho-KO-ta e-she-ko-TA ve-a-bi-TA vim-kho-NI
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI e-sho-KO-ta e-she-ko-TA ve-a-bi-TA vim-kho-NI ke-KHOM TSAKH a-LE-OR ke-AV TAL be-KHOM ka-TSIR
Exegesis
The direct address via elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay} ‘to me’ frames this as personal revelation.
In context — Isaiah 18:4
For thus the LORD said to me, “I will be quiet and I will observe from My dwelling place, like clear heat upon the light, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֔י (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 Isa.18.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.18.4.W5.S1) and character.