Numbers 22:17:6Num.22.17.W6TAB
אֵלַ֖י
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI
- clause
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH
- sentence
ki-ka-BED a-ka-bed-KHA me-OD ve-KOL a-sher-to-MAR e-LAI e-e-SEH u-le-KHA-NA ka-VA-li ET ha-AM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The coordinated clause wekol asher-tomar elai eeseh {וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאמַר אֵלַי אֶעֱשֶׂה | we·kol ʾǎ·šer-tō·mar ʾē·lāi ʾe·ʿă·śe·h} forms a relative construction linking the pledge of obedience to any instruction.
In context — Numbers 22:17
For I will surely honor you greatly , and I will do everything that you say to me. And now, please go and curse for me this people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 22:17, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֖י (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.22.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.17.W6.S1) and character.