Genesis 14:15:3Gen.14.15.W3PAT

לַ֛יְלָה

laila

by night

Transliteration
LAI-la
Extended
LAI-lah
IPA
/ˈlaj.laː/

Meaning by language

English
by night
French
de nuit
Spanish
de noche
Portuguese
de noite
German
bei Nacht
Russian
ночью
Arabic-Simplified
ليلًا
Hindi
रात में
Chinese-Simplified
在夜间
Korean
밤에
Indonesian
pada malam hari
Bengali
রাতে
Tagalog
sa gabi
Swahili
usiku
Amharic
በሌሊት
Yoruba
ni oru
Igbo
n'abalị
Twi
anadwo mu
Ewe
zã me

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Result
לַ֛ + יְלָה
lai + la
laila

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LAI-la

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-kha-LEK a-lei-HEM LAI-la

  3. clause

    va-ye-kha-LEK a-lei-HEM LAI-la HU va-a-va-DAV va-ya-KEM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-kha-LEK a-lei-HEM LAI-la HU va-a-va-DAV va-ya-KEM va-yir-de-FEM ad-kho-VA a-SHER mis-se-MOL le-dam-ma-SEK

In contextGenesis 14:15

by night he divided and his servants against them struck them pursued them as far as Hobah which is north of Damascus

About this coordinate

Genesis 14:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 14:15, so the Hebrew word לַ֛יְלָה (laila) 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 Gen.14.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.15.W3.S1) and character.