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

Result
אֵ + לַ֗י
e + lai
elai

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-LAI

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextJeremiah 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.