Numbers 22:10:9Num.22.10.W9TAB
אֵלָֽי׃
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- el-AI
- Extended
- eh-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔeˈlaj/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-AI
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LAKH el-AI
- clause
ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR ME-lekh mo-AV sha-LAKH el-AI
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ha-e-lo-HIM ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR ME-lekh mo-AV sha-LAKH el-AI
Exegesis
The perfect verb shalach {שָׁלַ֥ח | šālāḥ} ‘he sent’ appears clause-final, and the pronominal suffix on elai {אֵלָֽי | ʾêlāy} ‘to me’ emphasizes the reception of the message and highlights divine-human interaction.
In context — Numbers 22:10
Balaam said to God , "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:10, so the Hebrew word אֵלָֽי׃ (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 Num.22.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.10.W9.S1) and character.