Jeremiah 18:19:3Jer.18.19.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
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
Exegesis
This is followed by the prepositional phrase elai {אֵלָי | ʾē-lāy} ‘to me’.
In context — Jeremiah 18:19
Give attention, O LORD , to me, and listen to the voice of my adversaries .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:19, 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.18.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.19.W3.S1) and character.