Numbers 24:12:8Num.24.12.W8TAB
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-sha-LAKH-ta e-LAI
- clause
ha-LO GAM el-mal-a-KHEI-kha a-sher-sha-LAKH-ta e-LAI di-bar-TI le-MOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-ba-LAK ha-LO GAM el-mal-a-KHEI-kha a-sher-sha-LAKH-ta e-LAI di-bar-TI le-MOR
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l
“mighty”
In context — Numbers 24:12
Balaam said to Balak, “Have I not also told your messengers whom you sent to me, saying?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 24:12, 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.24.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.12.W8.S1) and character.