Joshua 14:12:18Josh.14.12.W18TAB
אוּלַ֨י
ulai
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- u-LAI
- Extended
- oo-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔuˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
u-LAI Ye-ho-VAH o-TI
- clause
ki a-TA-sha-MA-ta ba-YOM ha-HU ki-a-na-KIM sham ve-a-RIM ge-do-LOT be-tsu-ROT u-LAI Ye-ho-VAH o-TI ve-ho-RASH-tim ka-a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TAH te-NA-li ET-ha-HAR ha-ZEH a-SHER-di-BER Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU ki a-TA-sha-MA-ta ba-YOM ha-HU ki-a-na-KIM sham ve-a-RIM ge-do-LOT be-tsu-ROT u-LAI Ye-ho-VAH o-TI ve-ho-RASH-tim ka-a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The modal ulai {אוּלַי | ʾû-lay} conveys uncertainty, leading to the Hiphil perfect ve-horashtim {וְהוֹרַשְׁתִּים | wə-hō-răš-tîm}, ‘I dispossess them,’ which anticipates fulfillment of the divine promise.
In context — Joshua 14:12
And now, give me this mountain that the LORD spoke of on that day; for you heard on that day that the Anakites were there and their cities were vast and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I will dispossess them just as He spoke.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:12:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Joshua 14:12, so the Hebrew word אוּלַ֨י (ulai) 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 Josh.14.12.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.12.W18.S1) and character.