Jeremiah 18:5:3Jer.18.5.W3TAB
אֵלַ֥י
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
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Result
אֵ + לַ֥י
↓
e + lai
↓
elai
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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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 | ʾê-lay} ‘to me’ personalizes the reception.
In context — Jeremiah 18:5
Then a word from the LORD came to me, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:5, 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.18.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.5.W3.S1) and character.