Numbers 22:16:12Num.22.16.W12TAB
אֵלָֽי׃
elai
“to me”
- Transliteration
- e-LAI
- 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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Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
- clause
va-yo-MRU LO KO a-MAR ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR al-NA ti-ma-NA me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-yo-MRU LO KO a-MAR ba-LAK ben-tsi-POR al-NA ti-ma-NA me-ha-LOKH e-LAI
Exegesis
The suffix ʾēlāy {אֵלָי | ʾēlāy} ‘to me’ personalizes the appeal. The English rendering preserves this sequence and the formal tone of the entreaty.
In context — Numbers 22:16
They came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not withhold yourself from coming to me .’”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 22:16, 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.22.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.16.W12.S1) and character.