Jeremiah 13:6:7Jer.13.6.W7TAB
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
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-KAKH mi-SHAM eT-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER tsi-vi-TI-kha le-tam-NO-SHAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-KETS ya-MIM ra-BIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI KUM LEKH pe-ra-TA ve-KAKH mi-SHAM eT-ha-e-ZOR a-SHER tsi-vi-TI-kha le-tam-NO-SHAM
Exegesis
The clause vayomer YHWH elai {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י | wayyōmer Yəhōwāh ʾēlay} ‘and the LORD said to me’ introduces direct divine speech.
In context — Jeremiah 13:6
And it happened after many days that the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath , and take from there the girdle which I commanded you to hide there.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 13:6, 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.13.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.6.W7.S1) and character.