Numbers 22:19:6Num.22.19.W6TAB
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
halaila
“tonight”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /halˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- tonight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-LAI-la
- clause
ve-a-TAH she-VOO NA ba-ZEH GAM-a-TEM ha-LAI-la
- sentence
ve-a-TAH she-VOO NA ba-ZEH GAM-a-TEM ha-LAI-la ve-ed-AH MAH-yo-SEF Ye-ho-VAH da-BER i-MI
Exegesis
The temporal noun hallāylāh {הַלָּיְלָה | hāl-lā-lā(h)} ‘the night’ sets the timeframe.
Root and etymology
ל־י־ל
“night”
In context — Numbers 22:19
And now, please stay here tonight, and let me know what the LORD will speak to me.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 22:19, so the Hebrew word הַלָּ֑יְלָה (halaila) 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.22.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.19.W6.S1) and character.