Ruth 3:13:2Ruth.3.13.W2TAB
הַלַּ֗יְלָה
halaila
“the night”
- Transliteration
- ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /halˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the night
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
LI-ni ha-LAI-la
- clause
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH shikh-VI ad-ha-BO-ker
Exegesis
The temporal phrase hallaylah {הַלַּ֗יְלָה | hallay-lāh} ‘the night’ sets the context.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–yod–lamed
“night”
In context — Ruth 3:13
Stay the night, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good—let him redeem ; but if he does not desire to redeem you, then I myself will redeem you—by the life of the LORD . Lie down until the morning.
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ruth 3:13, so the Hebrew word הַלַּ֗יְלָה (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 Ruth.3.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.13.W2.S1) and character.