Numbers 22:11:12Num.22.11.W12TAB
אוּלַ֥י
ulai
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- u-LAI
- Extended
- oo-LAI
- IPA
- /ʔuˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
u-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
u-LAI u-KHAL
- clause
a-TAH le-KHA ka-VA-li o-TO u-LAI u-KHAL le-hil-LA-khem BO ve-ge-rash-TIV
- sentence
hi-NEH ha-AM ha-yo-TSE mi-mits-RA-yim va-ye-KHAS ET-EIN ha-A-retz a-TAH le-KHA ka-VA-li o-TO u-LAI u-KHAL le-hil-LA-khem BO ve-ge-rash-TIV
Exegesis
The imperatives lekāh {לְכָה | lekāh} and qāḇāh lī {קָבָה־לִּי | qāḇāh lī} introduce a direct petition, while ʾūlay {אוּלַי | ʾūlay} signals uncertainty.
In context — Numbers 22:11
Behold, the people who came out of Egypt cover the face of the land . Now come and curse them for me—perhaps I will be able to fight them and drive them away.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:11, so the Hebrew word אוּלַ֥י (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 Num.22.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.11.W12.S1) and character.