Jeremiah 14:11:3Jer.14.11.W3TAB
אֵלָ֑י
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ is followed by ʾē-lāy {אֵלָ֑י | ʾē-lāy} ‘to me,’ marking Jeremiah as the addressee.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ל
“worthlessness, idol”
In context — Jeremiah 14:11
And the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 14:11, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֑י (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.14.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.11.W3.S1) and character.