Jeremiah 17:15:3Jer.17.15.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
hin-NE-he-MA o-me-RIM e-LAI
- sentence
hin-NE-he-MA o-me-RIM e-LAI a-YE de-VAR-ye-ho-VA ya-VO NA
Exegesis
The indirect object is marked by elai {אֵלָ֑י | ʾē-lāy} ‘to me’.
In context — Jeremiah 17:15
Behold, they are saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD ? Let it come now !”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 17:15, 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.17.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.15.W3.S1) and character.