Jeremiah 16:1:3Jer.16.1.W3TAB
אֵלַ֥י
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
- phraseyour reading level
e-LAI le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elai {אֵלַי | ʾē-lay} ‘to me’ marks the recipient, and the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr} ‘saying’ functions as a quotation introducer. In English, the verb-subject-object Hebrew order is rendered subject-verb-object, and lemor is explicitly translated as “saying” to signal the onset of the direct divine utterance.
In context — Jeremiah 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying :
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 16:1, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֥י (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.16.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.1.W3.S1) and character.