Isaiah 21:6:4Isa.21.6.W4TAB
אֵלַ֖י
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 e-LAI a-do-NAI
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR e-LAI a-do-NAI LEKH ha-a-MED ha-me-tsa-PE a-SHER yir-E ya-GID
Exegesis
The speech frame amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar} with elai {אֵלַי | ʾēlay} ‘to me’ directly commissions the prophet, while Adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʾădōnāy} as subject foregrounds sovereign authority behind the instruction.
In context — Isaiah 21:6
For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, place the watchman ; let him declare what he sees.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֖י (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.21.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.6.W4.S1) and character.