Jeremiah 13:1:3Jer.13.1.W3TAB
אֵלַ֗י
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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Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- clause
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta le-KHA e-ZOR pish-te-TIM ve-sam-TO al-ma-te-NE-kha
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-ka-NI-ta le-KHA e-ZOR pish-te-TIM ve-sam-TO al-ma-te-NE-kha u-va-ma-YIM LO te-vi-E-hu
Exegesis
The recipient is marked by elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lai} ‘to me’.
In context — Jeremiah 13:1
Thus says the LORD to me: "Go and buy for yourself a linen belt and place it upon your loins , but do not bring it into water."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 13:1, 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 Jer.13.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.1.W3.S1) and character.